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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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ice axe
Sports; Climbing

A handy tool for safety and balance, having a pick/adze head and a spike at the opposite end of a shaft.

gaston
Sports; Climbing

A climbing grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out. The grip maintains friction against a hold by pressing outward toward the elbow.

chock
Sports; Climbing

A mechanical device, or a wedge, used as anchors in cracks. A naturally occurring stone wedged in a crack.

high altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
Sports; Climbing

A severe, and often fatal, form of altitude sickness.

dexamethasone
Sports; Climbing

A pharmaceutical drug used in the treatment of high altitude cerebral edema as well as high altitude pulmonary edema. It is commonly carried on mountain climbing expeditions to help climbers deal ...

slab
Sports; Climbing

A relatively low-angle (significantly less than vertical) section of rock, usually with few large features. Requires slab climbing techniques.

friend
Sports; Climbing

A name brand of a type of spring loaded camming device (SLCD), sometimes used to refer to any type of spring loaded camming device.

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