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Climbing

A sport to climb up mountains (usually with steep cliffs) or walls with one's hands and feet.

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Corner

Sports; Climbing

An inside corner of rock, the opposite to an arête (UK). See Dihedral.

Flapper

Sports; Climbing

An injury consisting of a piece of loose (flapping) skin. A climber will usually just repair these with sticky tape or super glue.

Dihedral

Sports; Climbing

An inside corner of rock, with more than a 90-degree angle between the faces. See also corner and arête.

Open book

Sports; Climbing

An inside angle in the rock. See also dihedral.

Benightment

Sports; Climbing

An unscheduled overnight bivouac often due to an epic.

Epic

Sports; Climbing

An ordinary climb rendered difficult by a dangerous combination of weather, injuries, darkness, lack of preparedness or other adverse factors. See Punter.

Spraying

Sports; Climbing

Giving unwanted - and unasked-for - beta to a fellow climber. Also, excessive, overly prominent, or boorish proclamation of one's own (often exaggerated) skills or exploits.

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