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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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alpine start

Sports; Climbing

To make an efficient start on a long climb by packing all your gear the previous evening and starting early in the morning, usually well before sunrise.

belay

Sports; Climbing

To protect a roped climber from falling by passing the rope through, or around, any type of friction enhancing belay device. Before belay devices were invented, the rope was simply passed around the ...

off-width

Sports; Climbing

A crack that is too wide for effective hand or foot jams, but is not as large as a chimney.

panic bear

Sports; Climbing

A panicking novice climber clinging to hand holds while searching desperately for a foot hold.

jib

Sports; Climbing

A particularly small foot hold, usually only large enough for the big toe, sometimes relying heavily on friction to support weight.

cleaning tool

Sports; Climbing

A device for removing jammed equipment, especially nuts, from a route. Also known as a nut key.

haul bag

Sports; Climbing

A large and often unwieldy bag into which supplies and climbing equipment may be thrown.

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