Climbing

Climbing

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

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rugosity

Sports; Climbing

Hold sized area of rock that has rougher texture than its surroundings.

webbing

Sports; Climbing

Hollow and flat nylon strip, mainly used to make slings.

roof

Sports; Climbing

Horizontal overhang.

barn-door

Sports; Climbing

If a climber has only two points of contact using either the right or left side of his body, the other half may swing uncontrollably out from the wall like a door on a hinge.

chipping

Sports; Climbing

Improving a hold by permanently altering the rock. Widely used in the 80's and early 90's, but now considered unethical and unacceptable.

clipstick

Sports; Climbing

In bolted climbing, an extendable pole which is allows the climber to reach the first bolt from the ground, thus making the route safer and less committing. Ethically dubious.

pitch

Sports; Climbing

In the strictest climbing definition, a pitch is considered one rope length (50–60 metres). However, in guide books and route descriptions, a pitch is the portion of a climb between two belay ...