Climbing

Climbing

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

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Climbing

A Sherpa is a person of the ethnic group of the same name that is located in the Himalayan Mountains. Also a generic term for mountaineering porters in Nepal (usually those working at or above base ...

Sandbag

Sports; Climbing

A climb which receives a much lower grade than deserved. Also used as a verb when referring to the act of describing a climbing route as easier than it actually is.

Runner

Sports; Climbing

A bit of gear in the rock with the rope attached to it (usually via a quick draw).

Jug

Sports; Climbing

A shortened term for Jumar, both noun and verb.

Screamer

Sports; Climbing

# A long and loud fall. # A nylon webbing structure consisting of one large loop sewn in multiple places to make a shorter length. The stitch-points are intentionally sewn with less than maximum ...