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The physics of climbing - and falling | Leo Westland | Life & Physics

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Saturday, 9 June 2012 (on June 9, 2012)
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*Leo Westland*, climber and physicist, on climbing, physics, and how to safely absorb gravitational potential energy.

There is something about rock climbing and mountaineering that entices..


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