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MostOlympic sportsare institutions with decades of history in the summer and winter games.
But sport climbing, added to the Summer Olympics in 2020?
You may not know as much about it!
And we can help you learn.
Grouping them together was always a bit silly, and thankfully, the Olympics organizing committees realized their error.
Three notes about the list.
Second,Everestis a bad movie, but you should probably start readingJon Krakauerto expand your climbing knowledge base.
Bestow your celebrity glow upon the sport, Tom!
Can climbing serve as a creative respite and physical diversion from an oppressive reality?
Cliffhanger
What will you learn?That Sylvester Stallones 90s era really was an insane trip.
entertainment experience,Cliffhangeris the way to go.
A crew membersurvived getting hit by lightning three timeswhile making this movie.
Its the perfect highly inaccurate yet highly hilarious way to learn about climbing.Streaming on Pluto.
So no,Alien: Covenantdoesnt really have anything to do with the Olympics.
But the vibe of that scene and what it captures about the euphoria of climbing fits.Streaming on Hulu.
