Climbing

Climbing

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

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Geneva rappel

Sports; Climbing

A modified dulfersitz rappel using the hip and downhill arm for friction, rather than the chest and shoulder, offering less complexity, but less friction and less control.

Altitude sickness

Sports; Climbing

A medical condition that is often observed at high altitudes. Also known as Acute mountain sickness, or AMS.

A mechanical device used to create friction when belaying by putting bends in the rope. Many types of belay devices exist, including ATC, grigri, Reverso, Sticht plate, eight and tuber. Some belay ...

Sloper

Sports; Climbing

A sloping hold with very little positive surface. A sloper is comparable to palming a basketball.

Talus

Sports; Climbing

An area of large rock fragments on a mountainside that may vary from house-size to as small as a small backpack. The area, if older and consolidated, may be stable, or the rocks may be precariously ...