Climbing

Climbing

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

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Mountain rescue

Sports; Climbing

The search and rescue activities that occur in a mountainous environment, although the term is sometimes also used to apply to search and rescue in other wilderness environments. Also see rescue ...

Abseil

Sports; Climbing

The process by which a climber can descend a fixed rope. Also known as Rappel.

Rack

Sports; Climbing

The set of equipment carried up a climb; also, the part of a harness (consisting of several plastic loops) where equipment is hung, ready to be used.

Clipping in

Sports; Climbing

The process of attaching to belay lines or anchors for protection.

Cramponing

Sports; Climbing

Using crampons to ascend or descend on ice, preferably with maximum number of points of the crampon into the ice for weight distribution. Accidentally piercing something with a crampon spike.