rock climbing. the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment. Related forms. rock climber, noun.
Wade Edwards was the son of John and Elizabeth Edwards. He died at the age of 16 in a car accident when strong winds caused his Jeep to run off a North Carolina highway in 1996. He was remembered today as news of his mother's lost battle to breast cancer swept the world. Wade Edwards (Wade.org)
Edwards became a test pilot in 1943 and spent much of his time at Muroc Army Air Field, on California's high desert, testing wide varieties of experimental prototype aircraft. He died in the crash of a Northrop YB-49 flying wing near Muroc AFB on 5 June 1948. The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic desert salt pan whose hard dry lake surface provides a natural extension to Edwards' runways.