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29-568: In 1946, the spire was first summited by lassoing the tip from the main valley rim wall, 125-feet away, after which 29-year old Ax Nelson prusiked the lassoed line to the peak, followed by Jack Arnold. Steve Roper called it "one of the greatest rope stunts ever pulled off in climbing history", climbers did not recognize it as a true rock climbing ascent with Nelson saying: "Spectacular and effective though [it] was, this maneuver required very little real climbing". That same year, 48-year old Swiss immigrant, John Salathé , had also been attempting

58-577: A "free solo" slackline, which he did on the downhill version; he was also only the second person after Balcom to complete a Lost Arrow Spire slackline. In 2003, Dean Potter became the first person to perform a "free solo" slackline in both downhill and uphill directions; Potter was only the second person to complete a "free solo" Lost Arrow Spire slackline after Carter. Lasso A lasso or lazo ( / ˈ l æ s oʊ / or / l æ ˈ s uː / ), also called in Mexico reata and la reata , and in

87-401: A dirk; but they use lassos made of thongs plaited together, and trust to these whenever they go to the wars. Now the manner in which they fight is the following: when they meet their enemy, straightway they discharge their lassos, which end in a noose; then, whatever the noose encircles, be it man or be it horse, they drag towards them; and the foe, entangled in the toils, is forthwith slain. Such

116-411: A federal civil-rights crime, acknowledging that he and Graeme Phillip Harris had tied a noose and a state of Georgia flag around the neck of a statue honoring James Meredith , the university's first African-American student. Harris was sentenced to prison and Edenfield to probation and community service. In September 2019, Andrew M. Smith, a University of Illinois student, was arrested for placing

145-556: A garage assigned to African-American NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace had been found to contain a " garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose". After the discovery, which was made by a crew member for Richard Petty Motorsports at the Alabama racetrack , NASCAR was alerted and contacted the FBI , which sent 15 agents to the track to investigate. After the FBI investigation the authorities said

174-452: A lasso, then holding onto a bull roped around the horns. Huns are recorded as using lassos in battle to ensnare opponents prepared to defend themselves in hand-to-hand combat around AD 370. They were also used by Tatars and are still used by the Sami people and Finns in reindeer herding. In Mongolia , a variant of the lasso called an uurga ( Mongolian : уурга ) is used, consisting of

203-558: A live television event with an audience of over 30 million for ABC 's Wide World of Sports . In 2020, a six-year-old child named Sam Baker climbed the spire alongside his father. The last two pitches of Lost Arrow Spire Chimney are called the Lost Arrow Spire Tip ( 5.12b or 5.7 C2 ) and complete the detached portion of the spire. The first free ascent of the Tip was in 1984 by a team led by Dave Shultz . The Tip route

232-519: A loop. The honda can be formed by a honda knot (or another loop knot ), an eye splice , a seizing , rawhide , or a metal ring. The other end is sometimes tied simply in a small, tight, overhand knot to prevent fraying. Most modern lariats are made of stiff nylon or polyester rope, usually about 5/16 or 3/8 in (8 or 9.5 mm) diameter and in lengths of 28, 30, or 35 ft (8.5, 9 or 11 m) for arena-style roping and anywhere from 45 to 70 ft (14 to 21 m) for Californio-style roping. The reata

261-471: A noose in a campus elevator. "The incident [came] just months after black employees filed a class-action lawsuit against the campus, alleging they faced racial harassment and were exposed to threats of racial violence, such as nooses, swastikas, KKK garb, racist graffiti, and confederate flags." He was sentenced to supervision, public service, and a $ 75 fine. In November 2022, a noose was found on an Obama Presidential Center construction site. In July 2020

290-471: A performance of assorted lasso spinning tricks. The Hollywood film star Will Rogers was a well-known practitioner of trick roping and the natural horsemanship practitioner Buck Brannaman also got his start as a trick roper when he was a child. The word lasso seems to have begun to be used as an English word in the early nineteenth century. It may have originated from the Castilian word lazo , which

319-459: A pole that was used to cut the ligaments in a cow's hocks) was used to stop and control the cattle. The hocking knife was similar to the Spanish spear (lanza) that was used to manipulate cattle as well as for combat. Noose A noose is a loop at the end of a rope in which the knot tightens under load and can be loosened without untying the knot. The knot can be used to secure a rope to

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348-404: A post, pole, or animal but only where the end is in a position that the loop can be passed over. The knot is tied by forming a turn in the end of a rope, and then passing a bight in the standing part through. The noose knot is a slipped version of the overhand knot . The knot most closely associated with execution is the hangman's knot , which is also known as the "hangman's noose". Tying

377-489: A rope loop at the end of a long pole. Lassos are also mentioned in the Greek Histories of Herodotus ; seventh book. Polymnia 7.85 records: "The wandering tribe known by the name of Sagartians – a people Persian in language, and in dress half Persian , half Pactyan , who furnished the army as many as eight thousand horse. It is not the wont of this people to carry arms, either of bronze or steel, except only

406-463: Is first attested in the thirteenth century in the sense 'noose, snare', and derives in turn from classical Latin laqueus ('noose, snare, trap, bond, tie'). The rope or lasso used to restrain cattle is also called a Reata or La Reata in Mexico, which was Anglicized to “Lariat” or “Riata” in the United States. In Spain, the word reata has four distinct definitions, different from

435-401: Is made from stiff rope so that the noose stays open when the lasso is thrown. It also allows the cowboy to easily open up the noose from horseback to release the cattle because the rope is stiff enough to be pushed a little. A high quality lasso is weighted for better handling. The lariat has a small reinforced loop at one end, called a honda or hondo , through which the rope passes to form

464-444: Is made of braided (or less commonly, twisted) rawhide and is made in lengths from 50 ft (15 m) to over 100 ft (30 m). Mexican maguey (agave) and cotton ropes are also used in the longer lengths. The lasso is used today in rodeos as part of the competitive events, such as calf roping and team roping . It is also still used on working ranches to capture cattle or other livestock when necessary. After catching

493-625: Is made. In the United States, a noose is sometimes left as a message in order to intimidate people, as it was the main object used in segregation era lynchings . In 2022, a bill to make lynching a federal hate crime was passed. It is illegal to display a noose in a threatening manner in Virginia , New York and Connecticut . Austin Reed Edenfield, a former student of the University of Mississippi , pled guilty in 2016 to

522-422: Is often reached by rappelling into an area known as The Notch . Once the route is completed climbers can return to the main wall via a dramatic and famous Tyrolean traverse . Lost Arrow Spire was to become one of the early hotspots for highlining , the version of slacklining in very high places. The line is typically 17-meters long and is 880-meters above the valley floor, and has a downhill (walking towards

551-406: Is similar to the original noose, but many turns are wrapped around the loop. The reason for this was to make the hanging more humane, as it would break the person's neck, killing the person instantly, rather than strangling them to death. A similar method is also commonly used for suicide . Search engines such as Google provide the number of a suicide helpline if a search for "how to tie a noose"

580-630: Is the manner in which this people fight; and now their horsemen were drawn up with the Persians". Lasso is mentioned by some sources as one of the pieces of equipment of the Aswaran , the cavalry force of the Sasanian Empire . On the American continent, the method of roping cattle developed in Mexico as a way of managing and controlling individual animals (lassoing). The tool that was used

609-559: The Mexican definition: 1) the rope that ties one horse or mule to another to make them go in a straight line; 2) the leading mule of three that draw a cart; 3) a rope used for binding masts and spars (woolding); and 4) figuratively, it means the submission to the opinion of others. Other names are used in various countries where the Lasso is used. In Argentina, Chile and Venezuela is simply called “El Lazo” or “El Lazo Criollo”. In Colombia

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638-596: The Spire) and an uphill (walking away from the Spire) direction. The first person to perform a slackline to the Lost Arrow Spire was Scott Balcom on July 13, 1985; he used a safety leash. The first female to perform the feat was Libby Sauter on July 17, 2007; she also used a safety leash. In 1995, Darrin Carter became the first person to perform a slackline to the Lost Arrow Spire without any safety leash, called

667-478: The United States riata or lariat (from Mexican Spanish , lasso for roping cattle), is a loop of rope designed as a restraint to be thrown around a target and tightened when pulled. It is a well-known tool of the Mexican and South American cowboys, then adopted, from the Mexicans, by the cowboys of the United States. The word is also a verb; to lasso is to throw the loop of rope around something. A lasso

696-476: The cattle, the lasso can be tied or wrapped (dallied) around the horn , a typical feature on the front of a western saddle . With the lasso around the horn, the cowboy can use his horse analogously to a tow truck with a winch . Part of the historical culture of both the vaqueros of Mexico and the cowboys of the Western United States is a related skill now called " trick roping ",

725-573: The equipment is called “Rejo”, in Costa Rica “Coyunda”, in Ecuador “Beta”, and Peru “Guasca”. Meanwhile in Colombia, the term Reata or Riata means: hardened, firm, rigid, severe; it also refers to a belt for pants. Lassos are not only part of North American culture; relief carvings at the ancient Egyptian temple of Pharaoh Seti I at Abydos , built c.1280 BC, show the pharaoh holding

754-642: The pair 5 days. The route is listed in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and is considered a classic. Climbing historian Steve Roper called the ascent, "a true Valley milestone: the first big-wall climb ever done in the United States - and without a doubt the beginning of the Golden Age of Yosemite climbing". In June 1985, Jerry Moffatt did the first free ascent of the Lost Arrow Spire Chimney with Ron Kauk , as

783-437: The rope had been hanging there since last fall and thus was not a hate crime targeting Wallace. The agencies said no crime was committed and the evidence did not support federal charges. The actions of NASCAR, especially NASCAR president Steve Phelps's claim of it being a hate crime without investigation have been criticized. Holman W. Jenkins Jr. on The Wall Street Journal claimed the controversy and media furor concerning

812-542: The spire and had invented a major improvement to the climbing piton using the alloy used for the Ford Model A axle, which would be able to endure the compact granite of Yosemite without buckling (called Lost Arrows ). In 1947, Ax Nelson and John Salathé joined forces, and using Salathé's new pitons, made the true first ascent via the Lost Arrow Spire Chimney ( 5.5 A3 or 5.10 A2 ), a route that combined both traditional climbing and aid climbing techniques, and took

841-404: Was called a lariat. Furthermore, in order for this tool to be more productive, the Spanish war saddle evolved into the working saddle of the 19th century. Although a simple tool, many decades if not a century had to pass for this system to be perfected in Mexico. Before the lasso or lariat were successfully implemented in the Mexican style of work, the use of a hocking knife (crescent-shaped blade on

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