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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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Realised ultimate reality piton (RURP)

Sports; Climbing

Miniature, postage-stamp sized piton originally designed by Yvon Chouinard.

Névé

Sports; Climbing

Permanent granular ice formed by repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Grovel

Sports; Climbing

To climb with obviously poor style or technique. A climbing route judged to be without redeeming virtue.

Top-out

Sports; Climbing

To complete a route by ascending over the top of the structure being climbed.

Pinkpoint

Sports; Climbing

To complete a lead climb without falling or resting on the rope (hangdogging), but with pre-placed protection and carabiners. Also see clean and redpoint.

Send

Sports; Climbing

To cleanly complete a route. i.e. on-sight, flash, redpoint. Sometimes even on tr. See 'scend.

Rodeo clipping

Sports; Climbing

To clip in to the first piece of protection from the ground by swinging a loop of rope so that it is caught by a carabiner. This can only be done when the first piece of gear is already placed.

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