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{{term|[[Anchor (climbing)|anchor]]}} | {{term|[[Anchor (climbing)|anchor]]}} | ||
{{defn|An arrangement of one or more pieces of fixed {{gli|protection}} set up to support the weight of a {{gli|belay}}, a {{gli|top rope}}, or an {{gli| | {{defn|An arrangement of one or more pieces of fixed {{gli|protection}} set up to support the weight of a {{gli|belay}}, a {{gli|top rope}}, or an {{gli|abseiling}}.<ref name=ClimbingDictionary>{{cite web | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/news/rock-climbing-terms-definitions/ | title=What's A Redpoint And What Do Other Climbing Terms Mean? Our Climbing Dictionary Has The Answers | date=4 May 2022 | accessdate=3 March 2023 | author=Climbing Staff}}</ref><ref name=SC/> See also ''{{gli|deadman anchor}}''.}} | ||
{{term|[[ape index]]}} | {{term|[[ape index]]}} | ||
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{{term|[[Deep-water soloing#Risks|armchair landing]]}} | {{term|[[Deep-water soloing#Risks|armchair landing]]}} | ||
{{defn|1=[[File:Deep Water Solo Spot, Algarve Portugal .png|thumb|upright=0.7|An '''{{gli|armchair landing}}''']] | {{defn|1=[[File:Deep Water Solo Spot, Algarve Portugal .png|thumb|upright=0.7|An '''{{gli|armchair landing}}''']] | ||
A technique in {{gli|deep-water soloing}} for entering shallower water where the climber needs to avoid deeper hazards in the water; executed properly a {{Convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} fall can be absorbed in just {{Convert|5|ft|m|adj=off}} of water.<ref name=CL5>{{cite web | website=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/learn-this-deep-water-soloing-101/ | title=Learn This: Deep-Water Soloing 101 | date=18 March 2019 | accessdate=10 May 2023 | first1=R | A technique in {{gli|deep-water soloing}} for entering shallower water where the climber needs to avoid deeper hazards in the water; executed properly a {{Convert|30|ft|m|adj=on}} fall can be absorbed in just {{Convert|5|ft|m|adj=off}} of water.<ref name=CL5>{{cite web | website=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/learn-this-deep-water-soloing-101/ | title=Learn This: Deep-Water Soloing 101 | date=18 March 2019 | accessdate=10 May 2023 | first1=Bryan R. | last1=Simon | first2=Seth C. | last2=Hawkins}}</ref>}} | ||
{{term|[[ascender (climbing)|ascender]]}} | {{term|[[ascender (climbing)|ascender]]}} | ||
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{{term|bounce test}} | {{term|bounce test}} | ||
{{defn|A technique in {{gli|aid climbing}} where a new placement is tested by using the {{gli|lead climber}}'s bodyweight.<ref name=CL41>{{cite web | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/how-to-climb-a-big-wall/ | title=Everything You Need to Know for Your First Big Wall | first=Mark | last=Synott | date=23 February 2022 | accessdate=16 May 2023}}</ref>}} | {{defn|A technique in {{gli|aid climbing}} where a new placement is tested by using the {{gli|lead climber}}'s bodyweight.<ref name=CL41>{{cite web | magazine=[[Climbing (magazine)|Climbing]] | url=https://www.climbing.com/skills/how-to-climb-a-big-wall/ | title=Everything You Need to Know for Your First Big Wall | first=Mark | last=Synott | date=23 February 2022 | accessdate=16 May 2023}}</ref><br> | ||
Also recommended for questionable {{gli|abseiling|abseil stations}} testing.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Down |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Andrew |publisher=Andrew Kirkpatrick Limited |year=2020 |chapter=CH04 Anchors |isbn=978-1-9997005-7-7}}</ref>}} | |||
{{term|[[bowline on a bight]]}} | {{term|[[bowline on a bight]]}} | ||
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{{defn|Moving off for the second hold without being established on the start holds, thus using the floor as a foothold. In most {{gli|competition climbing}}, including {{gli|IFSC}} events, starting a climb in this manner invalidates the attempt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.ifsc-climbing.org/images/World_Competitions/2021_IFSC_Rules_v165.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508042833/https://cdn.ifsc-climbing.org/images/World_Competitions/2021_IFSC_Rules_v165.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 8, 2021|title= 2021 Rules |access-date=2021-12-04 |author= | {{defn|Moving off for the second hold without being established on the start holds, thus using the floor as a foothold. In most {{gli|competition climbing}}, including {{gli|IFSC}} events, starting a climb in this manner invalidates the attempt.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.ifsc-climbing.org/images/World_Competitions/2021_IFSC_Rules_v165.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508042833/https://cdn.ifsc-climbing.org/images/World_Competitions/2021_IFSC_Rules_v165.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 8, 2021|title=IFSC 2021 Rules |access-date=2021-12-04 |author=Tim Hatch, François Leonardon}}</ref>}} | ||
{{term|frenchies}} | {{term|frenchies}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:23, 6 June 2025
Script error: No such module "sidebar". Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and to ice climbing.[1][2][3]
The terms used can vary between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases described here are particular to the United States and the United Kingdom.
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See also
- Climbing equipment
- Glossary of caving and speleology
- List of climbers and mountaineers
- Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills
References
External links
- What’s A Redpoint And What Do Other Climbing Terms Mean? Our Climbing Dictionary Has The Answers, Climbing (May 2022)
- UK Climbing (UK) Glossary of Terms from Abseil to Zawn, UK Climbing Magazine (May 2006)
- Rock Climbing Glossary, REI Co-Op (April 2023)
- Glossary of climbing terms, theCrag (2023)
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