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The Complete Climber's Dictionary
Welcome to the Complete Climber's Dictionary - A guide to
all of the terms and slang used in the sport of rock climbing.
The dictionary below is a compilation of terms from a
variety of sources. These include: xJEEP's Climber's Guide
to Words at his site Climb On! , the Climbing Dictionary, and
my own humble additions to round it out. As always, please
submit any changes or additions to the address listed below. I
will be more than happy to add them in.
1.AAAAAHHHHH!!!
A belay signal yelled to indicate a fall in
progress.
2.Beer:
Liquid consumed in large quantities after
climbing.
3.Beta:
Insider information or advice about a climb
given by one (or quite often 6)
self-proclaimed experts. Running or auto
beta is someone telling you how to do the
moves as you go (as in "can you please shut
up with that running beta! I want to find
out myself.) The origin is from Betamax
Video Format; with the quality of the Beta
that I get it's no surprise that VHS is the
current standard.
4.Big Wall:
The type of climb that is so long and
sustained that a normal ascent lasts several
days.
5.Bomber
Of the highest or finest quality;
exceptionally good of it's kind. It is very
often to only word in a climber's
vocabulary, and studies are currently
underway to determine it's viability as a
language.
6.Bouldering:
A branch of rock climbing without the use
of safety ropes primarily concerned with
the climbing of exceptionally difficult
moves on boulders. Usually, done up to a
height where it is still safe to jump off.
7.Buildering:
To climb buildings. Most often done in
urban college towns by die hard climbers
where descent pitches are few and far
between. Often illegal - but that is what
makes it fun.
8.Bumper Belay:
To belay from the safety and security of
your own vehicle. Most often practiced
around local crags were the road is paved
up to the base of the climb, around the rock
and, in some cases, up to the rap anchors.
9.Chalk:
A magic powder that makes hands sitck to
even the smoothest rock.
10.Climbing Shoes:
Shoes made with sticky rubber soles that
would have fit comfortably when you were
ten.
11.Crank:
To pull on a hold as hard as possible until
you break.
12.Crater, to:
To fall and hit the ground, as in "I almost
cratered."
13.Crozley:
Slimy, Putrid Hold that sucks my soul.
14.Deck:
A fall which would cause the leader to hit
the ground or the belay ledge but, if it
makes you feel any better, is not a Factor 2
Fall.
15.Dirt Me:
Cool way a saying "Let me down" after
either finishing or giving up on a top rope
climb.
16.Elvis, to:
To have a sewing machine leg (See Sewing
Machine Leg). Named after the famous
climber "Elvis, the King," who alo
suffered from this affliction when singing
before a crowd of screaming women.
17.Endo:
A white powder kept in small plastic bags,
it is used to satisfy an addiction or
recreationally at rest holds.
18.Fall, (to):
AKA-free-solo rappel; A dynamic retreat
from a climb. Note: It is never the fall that
kills - It's the sudden stop at the end.
19.Fish Dance:
An attempt the regain composure after a
fall. Quite often followed by "Damn
Newbie Climbers must'a broken a hold.
Hell I've been climbing here for 3 months,
I have a right be here!"
20.Flamed:
To be entirely burnt out, being able to
climb no further. Often used by Yuppies to
describe their Warm-Up.
21.Flash:
To completely finish a climb with no falls
or dogging and with no previous attempts
on the climb.
22.Free Climb:
Moving up a rock using only hands, feet,
and natural holds. Ropes and gear are only
used for protection - not progression.
23.Free Solo:
Free climbing while using no ropes for
protection. Done by people who are really
good or really stupid. You fall - You die!
24.Going To Church:
Going climbing on a Sunday. "...No Mam,
we're climbers... We're on a mission from
God."--Blues Bros.
25.Gumby:
A climber (most often a novice) who is
spread out on or below a climb.
26.Harness:
The piece of clothing that identifies you as
a climber. The coolness factor is
significantly enhanced by hanging things
from the harnes tht go cling.
27.Lets Bolt It:
Last term, usually heard before major
fights between climbers in their usual hang
outs, around bars or on rec.climbing.
28.Pink Point:
An obsolete term used to describe a
"No-Falls" ascent clipping pre placed gear.
29.Pitch:
Formerly 1 rope length, but it has been
determined to be exactly 15 feet of really
good climbing or 200 feet of dirty, loose
runout crap.
30.Protection, Pro:
Anchors (see above) placed during a climb
to protect the leader. Beware: even
properly placed pro does not prevent
pregnancy or the transmission of STDs.
31.Pumped:
The feeling of overworked muscles. Most
climbers are familiar with the forearm
pump: too much finger work causes the
forearms to swell and the strength to
disappear. With a serious forearm pump,
even holding a glass of beer (see above) can
become a serious challenge..
32.Quickdraw:
Neither Quick, nor Draw. Discuss among
yourselves. In actuality it is a short sling
with biners on either side most often used
in lead climbing.
33.Red Point
To ascend a route "No-Falls" placing your
own gear.
34.Roof
Seriously overhanging part in a climb. The
climber is more or less horizontal. .
35.Rock!!
Yelled to advise persons below that a
massive object has been overcome by
gravity and is rapidly approaching from
above. The loudness, number of repetitions,
an/or panic in the voice which this word is
uttered is often an indication of the
seriousness of the rock. The probability of
being struck is equal wherever you may
stand, but increases greatly if you look up.
36.Screamer:
A fall long enough that you have to catch
you breath in the middle of it to finish your
scream. Usually talked about (Or
sometimes taken) in a bar with beer in
hand.
37.Scuz:
A completely friction move using a
nonstandard contact surface such as a knee,
face. ear, tongue, etc.(Use your
Imagination)
38.Sewing-machine Leg:
A leg (or arm) under tension that suddenly
begins to jerk up and down like a sewing
machine. (see also: to Elvis).
39.Shape End:
The to which the leader is attached, not
normally shape but can be if sheath
slippage is not trimmed properly.
40.Side Pull:
A hand hold that needs to be held with
horizontal (sideways) pressure toward the
climber.
41.Sloper:
A featureless Teflon coated anti-hold, it's
usability is determined solely by sun spots.
42.Spanked:
To get completely whooped by a problem
or climb."Man, I got spanked last week by
Nancy (12a) out at Mickey's Beach.
43.Sport Climb
Climbs (usually a single pitch) on cliffs
which have been vandalized with bolts,
chalk, and lycra-clad trendites. Widely
perceived as being safer and thus adored by
land managers as an excuse to close
climbing areas.
44.Spro:
Coffee, Joe, The Black Sun, That which
gives Jed a personality.
45.Thank God Hold
The hold that offers the best Photo Op.
46.Trad
Short for "traditional" - Used to describe
the type of climbing where you have to
place your own protection as you ascend.
Usually accompanied by heinously
difficult approaches and descents which are
often times more dangerous than the actual
climb.
47.Vertical Tundra:
Dirty / Grassy Licheny route. Usually also
wet and rotten. Beware of Caribous.
48.Yellow-Point
A "no falls" top rope ascent; or a climb so
scary it had wet and embarrasing
consequenses.
49.Yon Belay:
A contraction of "Are you on belay?", the
question mark is normally omitted because
most sport climbers don't listen for a reply.
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