Climbing

Climbing

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

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rope

Sports; Climbing

A basic item of climbing equipment that physically connects the climber to the belayer.

hueco

Sports; Climbing

A climbing hold consisting of a pocket in the rock, typically round and deep and featuring a positive lip. Huecos vary in size from accommodating a single finger (this is also called a "mono") to ...

doubled rope technique (DDRT)

Sports; Climbing

A method used primarily by tree climbers where the rope passes over a support/limb and continuously slides over the limb as the climber ascends or descends.

geneva rappel

Sports; Climbing

A modified dulfersitz rappel using the hip and downhill arm for friction, rather than the chest and shoulder, offering less complexity, but less friction and less control.

overhang

Sports; Climbing

A section of rock or ice that is angled beyond vertical. See roof.

altitude sickness

Sports; Climbing

A medical condition that is often observed at high altitudes. Also known as Acute mountain sickness, or AMS.

european death knot

Sports; Climbing

A double overhand used to join a pair of ropes for retrievable abseils. So named as the technique originated in Europe and the Americans initially distrusted it.