Climbing

Climbing

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

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Sports; Climbing

Describes a route or sequence which a climber has rehearsed extensively and thus ascends with ease. See dialled.

Exposure

Sports; Climbing

Empty space below a climber, usually referring to a great distance above the deck through which the climber could fall.

Scend

Sports; Climbing

Contraction of the word ascend, past tense: 'scended. See Send.

Hook

Sports; Climbing

Equipment used in aid climbing. A climbing technique involving hooking a heel or toe against a hold in order to balance or to provide additional support.

Objective danger

Sports; Climbing

Danger in a climbing situation which comes from hazards inherent in the location of the climb, not depending on the climber's skill level. Most often these involve falling rock or ice, or ...

Rest step

Sports; Climbing

Energy-saving technique where unweighted (uphill) leg is rested between each forward step, sometimes by "locking" knee of rear leg.

Scree

Sports; Climbing

Small, loose, broken rocks, often at the base of a cliff. Also an area or slope covered in scree. Scree is distinguished from Talus by its smaller size and looser configuration.