Always take a climbing buddy or a person who remains at the base of the tree to keep an eye out for you.
At Dick's, taking a climb in the middle of a lively store chock full of sporting goods provides a full fantasy experience -- and a great view of the merchandise.
Every year, he takes a climbing trip to a national park in Thailand.
TAKE A VIEW Climb the massive Victor Emanuel war memorial (12), looming above the Forum, then feast your eyes on the undulating vista of modern Rome laid out before you.
If you want to brush up on your technique, with or without flippers, try Yosemite Fitness (5075 North Cedar Avenue, 559-229-7625), where you can take a personal climbing lesson ($35) and practice on a wall.
Take a rock climbing or pottery class, go on a sailing trip, or try out Zumba together.
Through the Woods Back in East Marin, stop in Mill Valley, at the base of the Dipsea Trail, which is known for its 670 or so steps (give or take a few) that climb toward Muir Woods.
Take a left and climb briefly to the peak before dropping down the ridgeline and drifting through the shale towards the col (lowest point on a mountain ridge) ahead of you.
By this he means that if a man wanted to ascertain how much roofing material he needed to do over the slanted roof of his house he would not take a ladder and climb up, he would use the theorem, which says, the sum of the squares on two sides of an isosceles right-angled triangle equals the square of the hypotenuse.
But it's hard to persuade yourself to take a second vertiginous climb in search of evening entertainment or food on Hydra when there's an excellent butcher and baker on the harbour, and some supermarkets do free delivery of excellent produce that you can prepare at home.
