We may as well be climbing the tower of Babel to shoot arrows at the sky.

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This year the FRC robots competed by throwing frisbees through slots and climbing a metal tower.

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The soldier had been raving about climbing to the top of the tower over and over again, fighting endless bugs, and all for some lousy medal.

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Leo Houlding, for example, parachuted into Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, then spent weeks climbing an iced-up rock tower called Mount Asgard, only to leap from the top in a wingsuit.

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He plans to put smaller walls in the main auditorium and two 65ft (20m) climbing walls in the building's tower.

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After climbing five spiral staircases to reach the top of the tower - the highest point visitors can reach - Mr Price had a further 56m to climb.

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