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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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snow fluke
Sports; Climbing

An angled aluminium plate attached to a metal cable. The fluke is buried into snow, typically used as a deadman anchor.

talus
Sports; Climbing

An area of large rock fragments on a mountainside that may vary from house-size to as small as a small backpack. The area, if older and consolidated, may be stable, or the rocks may be precariously ...

anchor
Sports; Climbing

An arrangement of one or (usually) more pieces of gear set up to support the weight of a belay or top rope.

no-hand rest
Sports; Climbing

An entirely leg-supported resting position during climbing that does not require hands on the rock.

frenchies
Sports; Climbing

An exercise used to develop lock-off strength.

gumby
Sports; Climbing

An inexperienced (or unsafe) climber. (sometimes derogatory)

flapper
Sports; Climbing

An injury consisting of a piece of loose (flapping) skin. A climber will usually just repair these with sticky tape or super glue.

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