Climbing

Climbing

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

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Bolt

Sports; Climbing

A point of protection permanently installed in a hole drilled into the rock, to which a metal hanger is attached, having a hole for a carabiner or ring.

Sit and spin

Sports; Climbing

A method of starting a rappel from a cliff edge, accomplished by sitting with legs over the edge and then spinning around to face the cliff while planting feet on the face.

Wand

Sports; Climbing

A bamboo stick with a small flag on top used to mark paths over glaciers and snow fields.

Swinging-lieback

Sports; Climbing

A dynamic form of the lieback described above, rotating off one foot while maintaining a grip with that hand, then grabbing a high handhold at the deadpoint of the swing. This move is frequently ...

Liquid chalk

Sports; Climbing

A liquid form of chalk with a longer hold time than normal chalk. It is used on very hard routes and competitions, where the act of rechalking requires too much energy or time.

Hueco

Sports; Climbing

A climbing hold consisting of a pocket in the rock, typically round and deep and featuring a positive lip. Huecos vary in size from accommodating a single finger (this is also called a "mono") to ...

A particular type of rock climbing, and its associated techniques, involved in climbing rock that is less than vertical. The emphasis is on balance, footwork, and making use of very small features ...