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When the situation became worse, the university didn’t focus on stopping the bouldering attempts, but according to Hopkins and Wolfe, the university instead discussed building an artificial climbing wall.

Points of interest: Schurman Rock, the first artificial climbing rock to be built in North America; cabins available for rent Tuesday to Saturday from March through October; a Works Progress Administration-constructed sluiceway; 4-H challenge course; views of downtown Seattle through the trees.

From the base of the world’s largest artificial climbing wall on the outside of Whitney Peak hotel, I squinted up at its dizzying 164-foot height, directly over the iconic Reno Arch.

The undersides of the islands are equipped with anchor points for marine life that resemble holds on artificial climbing walls, leading to a collaboration with Ocean Futures Society, established by Jean-Michel Cousteau, the son of the explorer Jacques Cousteau.

Sport climbing involves using anchors or bolts that are permanently installed into rock faces or artificial climbing walls to secure ropes and harnesses.