Justin Boyer Rock Climbing (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Justin Boyer Rock Climbing

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Justin Boyer is rock climbing with a rope in Parley's Canyon near Salt Lake City. In what began as Boyer's mathematical modeling class project, he and three other University of Utah mathematicians have published a study showing the mathematical possibility of designing a climbing rope that would apply a constant force to a falling climber, bringing the climber to a gradual stop rather than hitting the end of the rope with sudden jerk.

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Kenny Warnick, University of Utah

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