Tokyo Rock Mount in Midtown Lets New Climbers Scale a 65 Foot Tilted Wall
A-CLIMB-IT SERVICE in Tokyo rents out a city center mountain called Tokyo Rock. For 200 yen an hour climbers practice on a 65 foot high, 32 foot wide wall that tilts six degrees with overhangs and chimneys. Guides teach rope use, and a canvas fall buffer protects slips. Avalanches or frostbite not included and pitons are embedded in the wall.