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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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pied assis
Sports; Climbing
A crampon technique in the French style: to rest on high-angle ice with one foot tucked under the buttocks, toes pointed straight down-slope.
bachar ladder
Sports; Climbing
A piece of training equipment used to improve campusing and core strength.
pied en canard
Sports; Climbing
A crampon technique in the French style: to walk on moderate-angle ice with toes pointed outward; literally, "duck footed".
back-clipping
Sports; Climbing
A potentially hazardous mistake that can be made while lead climbing. The rope is clipped into a quickdraw such that the leader's end runs underneath the quickdraw as opposed to over top of it. If ...
removable bolt (RB)
Sports; Climbing
Similar in concept to a sliding nut, but shaped to fit into a drilled hole.
