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Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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deep water soloing

Sports; Climbing

Free climbing an area that overhangs a deep enough body of water to allow for a safe fall.

bivy

Sports; Climbing

From the French "bivouac". A camp, or the act of camping, overnight while still on a climbing route off the ground. May involve nothing more than lying down or sitting on a rock ...

bivvy

Sports; Climbing

From the French "bivouac". A camp, or the act of camping, overnight while still on a climbing route off the ground. May involve nothing more than lying down or sitting on a rock ...

training

Sports; Climbing

Getting prepared to climb on difficult mountains.

spraying

Sports; Climbing

Giving unwanted - and unasked-for - beta to a fellow climber. Also, excessive, overly prominent, or boorish proclamation of one's own (often exaggerated) skills or exploits.

sardar or sirdar

Sports; Climbing

Head Sherpa mountain guide.

crater

Sports; Climbing

Hitting the ground at the end of a fall instead of being caught by the rope.