Hmm, Benefits of Climbing up a Wall leads with the claim rock climbing burns 700 calories an hour. It seems to depend on how much you weigh. If you care to count, see Self’s rock climbing calories burned counter, calculates it for both climbing and rappelling.

Reading Efforts About Tamo…” gives more info about the possible development at Tamo. It sounds quite interesting. On the property are gila monsters, scorpions, red ants, and africanized honey bees. Also, there are javelina, pig-like animals; a lot of the climbs will have a porcine theme. Can’t wait to see what else is out on the 800 acres.

Robotic exo suits will help two people carry two physically disabled people up the 4,164-metre Breithorn peak in the Swiss Alps.

If you want real robots though, check out Dartmouth’s rock climbing robot and Stanford’s.