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Book -- Rage for Fame: The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce , by Sylvia Jukes Morris;
After a week in which tech stocks mainly moved in one direction--down--they came rallying back powerfully, but instead of resuming their steady upward ascent, they've begun swinging around wildly (even more wildly than usual).
The ascent to the top of Mount Teide can be made by climbing, or by the new cable car (teleférico), an eight-minute ride (open daily 9am–4pm, admission: 2,500 ptas, r15.03).
Loops of rope or tape, called slings , fitted with karabiners or krabs `metal snaplinks,' are used for running belays or runners . These are placed on the rock face during the ascent and used to prevent the leader from falling too far.
There’s no danger of losing the well-marked trail, and the night ascent obviates the need to put up at any of the dormitory-style mountain huts along the way (where the accommodations are truly awful).