Climbing

Climbing

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

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Climbing

send

Sports; Climbing

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

To climb a wall Toprope with having another rope connected to the climber, for practice of Lead climbing clipping. The other rope is normally not connected to any belayer below and is only there to ...

grovel

Sports; Climbing

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

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.

redpoint

Sports; Climbing

To complete a lead climb after making previous unsuccessful attempts, done without falling or resting on the rope (hangdogging). Also see clean and pinkpoint.