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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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open book
Sports; Climbing

An inside angle in the rock. See also dihedral.

corner
Sports; Climbing

An inside corner of rock, the opposite to an arête (UK). See Dihedral.

dihedral
Sports; Climbing

An inside corner of rock, with more than a 90-degree angle between the faces. See also corner and arête.

deadman anchor
Sports; Climbing

An object buried into snow to serve as an anchor for an attached rope. One common type of such an anchor is the snow fluke.

epic
Sports; Climbing

An ordinary climb rendered difficult by a dangerous combination of weather, injuries, darkness, lack of preparedness or other adverse factors. See Punter.

cornice
Sports; Climbing

An overhanging edge of snow on a ridge.

benightment
Sports; Climbing

An unscheduled overnight bivouac often due to an epic.

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