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

A numerical system for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs in the United States. The rock climbing (5. X) portion of the scale is the most common climb grading system used in the US. ...

second

Sports; Climbing

A climber who follows the lead, or first, climber.

pied marche

Sports; Climbing

A crampon technique in the French style: to walk on low-angle ice with toes pointed straight ahead.

sherpa

Sports; Climbing

A Sherpa is a person of the ethnic group of the same name that is located in the Himalayan Mountains. Also a generic term for mountaineering porters in Nepal (usually those working at or above base ...

sandbag

Sports; Climbing

A climb which receives a much lower grade than deserved. Also used as a verb when referring to the act of describing a climbing route as easier than it actually is.