![]() ![]() Sprayer – Someone who constantly sprays beta at you when you probably don’t want it. ‘Tall’ beta – A magical force that allows climbers over 6ft to skip the hardest parts of a climb. Can not only refer to quality of rocks or holds, but protection and anchor points.īeta – Information about the climb, or how to complete the climb, or parts of it. ![]() Sandy, covered in vegetation etc.īomber – Rock solid. Slab – Opposite of an overhang, where instead the wall is at a positive angle.Ĭhoss – Terrible rock quality. Roof – An overhang or section of one that’s gone a full 90 degrees. Overhang – A wall or section of a wall that hangs out and over the bottom of the wall. Sandbag – A climb or route that is deceptively more difficult than its advertised grade. Fall when you’re run out and you’ll likely experience a… Run out – when points of protection on lead are quite spread apart. Highball – A high boulder, where a fall could have consequences. ![]() Multi-pitch – A long climb that requires multiple ‘pitches’ to ascend the entire wall.īouldering – Climbing boulders, or shorter, challenging routes (known as problems) without a rope, but with a foam crash mat laid underneath as protection. Pitch – Part of a climb that can be completed with a single rope length. Soloing – Climbing routes without a rope.ĭeep Water Soloing – Climbing without a rope, but over deep water as the name suggests a.k.a. Trad Climbing – Traditional Climbing, where removable protection is strategically placed as the leader ascends. clean queen), would then climb the route as a top rope, “cleaning” it (retrieving the placed gear). Sport Climbing – Roped climb where fixed points of protection (rings or bolts) are clipped in to as the lead climber ascends. Top Rope – The kind of roped climb most commonly found at a gym, where the climber is attached to one end of the rope, which then passes up and over an anchor at the top of the wall before coming back down to the belayer. Much of the climbing world can, and should only be learnt through experience, for your safety and those around you. Though this article will dabble in the jargon of climbing as well as the slang, certain terms for technical equipment and techniques have been intentionally left out. So whether you’re an innocent bystander asking yourself “where’s he putting who’s fist?” or, more likely, new to the wonderful world of climbing, here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect to hear at the crag or at the gym.īesides, it’s scientifically proven that you’ll look way cooler if you use them yourself. You’ll likely hear a myriad of herculean groans and pained yelps all folded into an assortment of words and phrases such as “YES”, “COME ON”, “SLAP IT” and “SQUUUEEEEEZE”. Like many sports, climbers have an extensive glossary of terms that isn’t far off its own alien language to most. Any non-climber that has meandered through the bush near climbers at a crag, shouldn’t feel all that guilty if they thought they were about to stumble across some sort of ancient cultist ritual. ![]()
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