Climbing

Climbing

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

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swinging-lieback

Sports; Climbing

A dynamic form of the lieback described above, rotating off one foot while maintaining a grip with that hand, then grabbing a high handhold at the deadpoint of the swing. This move is frequently ...

hexcentric

Sports; Climbing

A protective device. It is an eccentric hexagonal nut attached to a wire loop. The nut is inserted into a crack and it holds through counter-pressure. Often just termed Hex.

psychological protection

Sports; Climbing

A piece of protection that everyone knows will not hold a fall, but makes the climber feel better about having gear beneath them anyhow.

static rope

Sports; Climbing

A non-elastic rope. Compare with dynamic rope.

liquid chalk

Sports; Climbing

A liquid form of chalk with a longer hold time than normal chalk. It is used on very hard routes and competitions, where the act of rechalking requires too much energy or time.

A move used to surmount a ledge or feature in the rock in the absence of any useful holds directly above. It involves pushing down on a ledge or feature instead of pulling down. In ice climbing, a ...