Top rope

In the first instance, an aerial genre where tricks are performed on rope fastened on the top of hanging down freely. In the second instance, a rope is stretched horizontally, ...

rope

Sports; Climbing

A basic item of climbing equipment that physically connects the climber to the belayer.

rope

Fire safety; Prevention & protection

A compact but flexible, torsionally balanced, continuous structure of fibers produced from strands that are twisted, plaited, or braided together and that serve primarily to ...

rope

Animals; Horses

A running noose. To catch a cow with the noose.

Mount Everest

Sports; Climbing

Mount Everest (Tibetan: ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ; Chinese: 珠穆朗玛峰; Nepali: सगरमाथा) is the highest mountain on earth, measuring 8,848 meters (29,029 ft) above sea level at its peak. It is ...

chimney

Sports; Climbing

A rock cleft with vertical sides mostly parallel, large enough to fit the climber's body into. To climb such a structure, the climber often uses his head, back and feet to apply ...

cairn

Sports; Climbing

A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail, often above the treeline.

crank

Sports; Climbing

To pull on a hold as hard as possible.

bump

Sports; Climbing

To quickly move up a hand or a foot a small distance from one useful hold to another.

clean

Sports; Climbing

To remove equipment from a route. A route that is free of loose vegetation and rocks. To complete a climb without falling or resting on the rope. Also see redpoint. In aid ...