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Climbing

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

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Crack climbing
Sports; Climbing

To ascend on a rock face by wedging body parts into cracks, i.e. not face climbing. See jamming and chimney.

Ice hammer
Sports; Climbing

A lightweight ice axe with a hammer/pick head on a short handle and no spike.

Woodie
Sports; Climbing

A home made climbing wall. Often specifically a hybrid between a climbing wall and a fingerboard. Specifically called such because of the wooden panels (usually left unpainted) used to attach the ...

Big wall
Sports; Climbing

A climb on which most parties will spend more than one day.

Jumar
Sports; Climbing

# A type of mechanical ascender. # To ascend a rope using a mechanical ascender.

Jib
Sports; Climbing

A particularly small foot hold, usually only large enough for the big toe, sometimes relying heavily on friction to support weight.

Tricam
Sports; Climbing

A simple camming protection device that has no moving parts.

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