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The first climbing shoes appeared in France in 1949 made by the climber Pierre ALAIN and the shoemaker Edmond BOURDONNEAU. Brand EB, that still exists, model PA. See: http://www.eb-france.com/historique.htm

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In the UK, indoor climbing centres began to emerge around 40 years ago, mainly as a way for climbers to maintain their stregnth over the winter months. Over the years, they have become ever more popular, with around 250 public walls currently open.

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rock climbing has always been around longer than humans in fact any thing that climbs a rock is rock climbing and it has no certain origin on where it started

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Indoor rock climbing was invented as a way for professional climbers to train during the off season. It gradually has become commercialized and mainstream.

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