Climbing

Climbing

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

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Ablation zone

Sports; Climbing

The area of a glacier where yearly melting meets or exceeds the annual snow fall.

Self-arrest

Sports; Climbing

The act of planting the pick of your ice axe into the snow to arrest a fall in the event of a slip. Also a method of stopping in a controlled glissade.

Beta flash

Sports; Climbing

The clean ascent of a climb on the first attempt, having previously obtained beta or while having beta shouted up from the ground en route. Also see on-sight.

Bolt chopping

Sports; Climbing

The deliberate and destructive removal of one or more bolts.

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 climbing, abbreviated ...

Flash

Sports; Climbing

To successfully and cleanly complete a climbing route on the first attempt after having received beta of some form. Also refers to an ascent of this type. For ascents on the first attempt without ...