ab

en-verb

ab (third-person singular simple present abs, present participle abbing, simple past and past participle abbed)

abs (present singular third-person)
abbing (participle present)
abbed (participle past)
abbed (past)

I had a climbing rope in my pack, set up an abseil with it, and abbed down to him.

1998, Climbing, numbers 178-180, page 22:


send

send (third-person singular simple present sends, present participle sending, simple past sent, past participle sent or (nonstandard) sended)

sends (present singular third-person)
sending (participle present)
sent (past)
sent (participle past)
sended (nonstandard participle past)
send (infinitive)

From Middle English senden, from Old English sendan (“to send, cause to go”), from Proto-West Germanic *sandijan, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sont-eye- (“to cause to go”), causative of *sent- (“to walk, travel”). The noun is from the verb.
Cognates
Cognate with Saterland Frisian seende (“to send”), Dutch zenden (“to send”), German senden (“to send”), Danish and Norwegian sende (“to send”), Swedish sända (“to send”), Icelandic senda (“to send”). Related also to Old English sand, sond (“a sending, mission, message”). See also sith.

inh

send it up the flagpole and see who salutes

She finally sent the 12a after hours of failed attempts.

(climbing, transitive) To climb a route without falling.


send

(climbing) A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.


second

en-verb

second (third-person singular simple present seconds, present participle seconding, simple past and past participle seconded)

seconds (present singular third-person)
seconding (participle present)
seconded (participle past)
seconded (past)

From Middle English secunde, second, secound, secund, borrowed from Old French second, seond, from Latin secundus (“following, next in order”), from root of sequor (“I follow”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). Doublet of secund and secundo. Displaced native twoth and partially displaced native other (from Old English ōþer (“other; next; second”)).

noncog

(climbing) To climb after a lead climber.


friend

stranger

antonym(s) of “person with whom you are acquainted”

enemy

antonym(s) of “person who provides assistance”

Jamaican Creole: fren

Krio: frɛn

→ Cantonese: friend (fen¹)

→ Finnish: frendi

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Latin script: frȅnd

Cyrillic script: фре̏нд

→ Spanish: friend

From Middle English frend, freend, from Old English frēond (“friend”, literally “loving[-one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lover, friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to like, love”), equivalent to free + -nd.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fjund, Früünd (“friend”), West Frisian freon, froen, freondinne (“friend”), Dutch vriend (“friend”), Low German Frund, Fründ (“friend, relative”), Luxembourgish Frënd (“friend”), German Freund (“friend”), Danish frænde (“kinsman”), Swedish frände (“kinsman, relative”), Icelandic frændi (“kinsman”), Welsh ffrind (“friend”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”). More at free.
Other cognates include Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “friend”) and Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá-, “beloved”).

kámo

(sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone

with friends like these who needs enemies

Since they were introduced in the 1970s, friends have revolutionized climbing, making protection possible in previously impossible places […]

spring-loaded camming device
spring-loaded camming device

(climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.


rainbow

en-verb

rainbow (third-person singular simple present rainbows, present participle rainbowing, simple past and past participle rainbowed)

rainbows (present singular third-person)
rainbowing (participle present)
rainbowed (participle past)
rainbowed (past)

From Middle English reynbowe, raynbowe, from Old English reġnboga (“rainbow”), from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô (“rainbow”), equivalent to rain + bow (“arch”). Cognate with West Frisian reinbôge (“rainbow”), Dutch regenboog (“rainbow”), German Regenbogen (“rainbow”), Danish regnbue (“rainbow”), Swedish regnbåge (“rainbow”), Icelandic regnbogi (“rainbow”).

“She's going to learn to belay while I'm climbing? What if I fall?” “You're not going to fall while rainbowing a 5.8, and besides, she'll catch you.” “I could die.” “That would be tragic,” I said. Kaitlyn crossed her arms.

2016, Kristin Lenz, Art of Holding On and Letting Go, Elephant Rock Books, →ISBN:

called “rainbowing.” Different routes were color coordinated. ... Using hand-me-down equipment and learning as much as she could, Brittany began climbing outdoors. She found like-minded people and joined organizations such as Brown ...

2021, Ann McCallum Staats, Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme Sports, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN:

(climbing) In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes.


lead

lead (third-person singular simple present leads, present participle leading, simple past and past participle led)

leads (present singular third-person)
leading (participle present)
led (participle past)
led (past)

From Middle English leden, from Old English lǣdan (“to lead”), from Proto-West Germanic *laidijan, from Proto-Germanic *laidijaną (“to cause one to go, lead”), causative of Proto-Germanic *līþaną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to leave, die”).
Cognate with West Frisian liede (“to lead”), Dutch leiden (“to lead”), German leiten (“to lead”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lede (“to lead”), Norwegian Nynorsk leia (“to lead”), Swedish leda (“to lead”). Related to Old English līþan (“to go, travel”).

der

(heading) To begin, to be ahead.
(heading, sports)
(transitive, climbing) Lead climb.


кошка

ru-noun+

ко́шка • (kóška) f anim or f inan (genitive ко́шки, nominative plural ко́шки, genitive plural ко́шек, relational adjective коша́чий, diminutive ко́шечка)

ко́шка (canonical)
kóška (romanization)
ко́шки (genitive)
ко́шки (nominative plural)
ко́шек (genitive plural)
коша́чий (adjective relational)
ко́шечка (diminutive)
ко́шка (nominative singular)
ко́шки (nominative plural)
ко́шки (genitive singular)
ко́шек (genitive plural)
ко́шке (dative singular)
ко́шкам (dative plural)
ко́шку (accusative animate singular)
ко́шек (accusative animate plural)
ко́шку (accusative inanimate singular)
ко́шки (accusative inanimate plural)
ко́шкой (instrumental singular)
ко́шкою (instrumental singular)
ко́шками (instrumental plural)
ко́шке (prepositional singular)
ко́шках (plural prepositional)
ко́шка (dated nominative singular)
ко́шки (dated nominative plural)
ко́шки (dated genitive singular)
ко́шекъ (dated genitive plural)
ко́шкѣ (dated dative singular)
ко́шкамъ (dated dative plural)
ко́шку (accusative animate dated singular)
ко́шекъ (accusative animate dated plural)
ко́шку (accusative dated inanimate singular)
ко́шки (accusative dated inanimate plural)
ко́шкой (dated instrumental singular)
ко́шкою (dated instrumental singular)
ко́шками (dated instrumental plural)
ко́шкѣ (dated prepositional singular)
ко́шкахъ (dated plural prepositional)

→ Buryat: хөөшхэ (xööšxe)

desc

→ Ket: коска

→ Ket: коска

→ Khamnigan Mongol: киискэ (kiiske)

→ Kildin Sami: куэшшьк (kuešš’k) (Ārʹsjogk)

→ Ter Sami: кыэшшькэ (kïeššʼke)

→ Yakut: куоска (kuoska)

Inherited from Middle Russian ко́шка (kóška), from Old East Slavic ко́шька (kóšĭka), from unattested *ко́чька (*kóčĭka), from Proto-Slavic *kòťьka, from *kòťь, from *kòtъ. Cognate with Old Ruthenian ко́шка (kóška), Ukrainian кі́шка (kíška).

inh+

(climbing, in the plural, inanimate) crampons, climbing irons, climbing grapplers


sling

→ Spanish: eslinga

From Middle English slynge (noun), slyngen (verb), probably from Old Norse slyngja, slyngva (“to hurl”), from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”) or compare Old English slingan (“to wind, twist”), from the same source.
Compare German schlingen (“to swing, wind, twist”), Danish and Norwegian slynge), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- (“to turn, twist”) (compare Welsh llyngyr (“worms, maggots”), Lithuanian sliñkti (“to crawl like a snake”), Latvian slìkt (“to sink”)).

cog

(climbing) A loop of rope or fabric tape used for various purposes: e.g. as part of a runner, or providing extra protection when abseiling or belaying.


chalk

en-noun

chalk (countable and uncountable, plural chalks)

→ Hindi: चाक (cāk)

→ Japanese: チャコ (chako), チョーク (chōku)

→ Nepali: चक (cak)

→ Swahili: chaki

→ Swazi: íshóki

→ Thai: ชอล์ก (chɔ́k)

→ Tsonga: choko

→ Tulu: ಚಾಕ್ (cākŭ)

→ Yoruba: ṣọ́ọ̀kì

From Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), again borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of calx and cauk.

when working out your next move, it's a good idea to get some more chalk from the bag

(uncountable, climbing, gymnastics) A white powdery substance used to prevent hands slipping from holds when climbing, or losing grip in weight-lifting or gymnastics, sometimes but not always limestone-chalk, often magnesium carbonate (MgCO₃).


rake

From Middle English rake, rakke (“pass, path, track; type of fencing thrust; pasture land (?)”), and then partly:
* probably from Old English racu (“bed of a stream; path; account, narrative; explanation; argument, reasoning; reason”) (compare Old English hrace, hraca, hracu (“gorge”)), from Proto-Germanic *rakō (“path, track; course, direction; an unfolding, unwinding; account, narrative; argument, reasoning”) [and other forms], from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, right oneself”); and
* from Old Norse rák (“strip; stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine”), further etymology uncertain but probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rakō, as above.
cognates
The English word is cognate with Icelandic rák (“streak, stripe; notch in a rock; vein in stone or wood”), Norwegian råk (“channel (in ice); cow path; trail”), Norwegian Nynorsk råk (“channel (in ice); cow path; trail; furrow; stripe”), Swedish råk (“crack or channel in ice; river valley”); and probably cognate with Old Danish rag (modern Danish rag (“stiff; taut”) (regional)), Old Norse rakr (“straight”), Swedish rak (“straight”).

tehdas

puffer that emits a stream of spaceships

(Northern England and climbing, also figurative) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.


anchor

→ Chuukese: angko

From Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). The modern form is a sixteenth-century modification after the Medieval Latin spelling anchora. Doublet of ancora and anker.

(climbing) A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.


blade

From Middle English blade, blad, from Old English blæd (“leaf”), from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₃-o-to-m, from *bʰleh₃- (“to thrive, bloom”).
See also West Frisian bled, Dutch blad, German Blatt, Danish blad, Irish bláth (“flower”), Welsh blodyn (“flower”), Tocharian A pält, Tocharian B pilta (“leaf”), Albanian fletë (“leaf”). Similar usage in German Sägeblatt (“saw blade”, literally “saw leaf”). Doublet of blat. More at blow.

teh

typically sharp-edged working end of a knife or other cutting tool


flash

en-verb

flash (third-person singular simple present flashes, present participle flashing, simple past and past participle flashed)

flashes (present singular third-person)
flashing (participle present)
flashed (participle past)
flashed (past)

In some senses, from Middle English flasshen, a variant of flasken, flaskien (“to sprinkle, splash”), which was likely of imitative origin; in other senses probably of North Germanic origin akin to Swedish dialectal flasa (“to burn brightly, blaze”), related to flare. Compare also Icelandic flasa (“to rush, go hastily”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

(transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.

flashata

climbing: to climb successfully on the first attempt


nut

→ Japanese: ナット (natto)

From Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (“nut”), from a root *knu- possibly shared with Proto-Celtic *knūs and Latin nux (“nut”). Based on the form of the nouns and the restriction of the root to Germanic, Celtic and Italic, it has been argued to be of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin.
See also West Frisian nút, Dutch noot, German Nuss, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, Norwegian nøtt.

dió

walnut in particular and an element in the name of some other nuts

dióféle

literally: ’walnut-like’, the family of this fruit

walnuts, hazelnuts/peanuts, chestnuts, and related fruits

even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while

When placing nuts, always look for constrictions within the crack, behind which the nut can be wedged.

2005, Tony Lourens, Guide to climbing, page 88:

(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)

kiila

climbing: shaped piece of metal used to protect a climb


clean

en-adj

clean (comparative cleaner, superlative cleanest)

cleaner (comparative)
cleanest (superlative)

From Middle English clene, clane, from Old English clǣne (“clean, pure”), from Proto-West Germanic *klainī (“shining, fine, splendid, tender”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *glēy- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with Scots clean (“absolute, pure, clear, empty”) and clene, clane (“clean”), North Frisian klien (“small”), Dutch klein (“small”), Low German kleen (“small”), German klein (“small”), Swedish klen (“weak, feeble, delicate”), Icelandic klénn (“poor, feeble, petty, snug, puny, cheesy, lame”).

cog

(climbing, of a route) Ascended without falling.


clean

en-verb

clean (third-person singular simple present cleans, present participle cleaning, simple past and past participle cleaned)

cleans (present singular third-person)
cleaning (participle present)
cleaned (participle past)
cleaned (past)

(transitive, climbing) To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.


hanger

From Middle English hanger, haunger, hangere, equivalent to hang + -er. Compare West Frisian hinger (“hanger”), Dutch hanger (“hanger”), German Hänger and Henker.

Climbers use anchors or bolts that are already placed in the rock. They clip onto them with metal hangers. Climbers don't need to place the anchors themselves, so they can focus on making the difficult climbing moves.

2012, Christine Dugan, Defying Gravity! Rock Climbing, page 37:

In marine areas (sea cliffs), even stainless steel bolts and hangers corrode rapidly.

2021, John Long, Bob Gaines, Rock Climbing: The Art of Safe Ascent, page 118:

(climbing) A device secured by a bolt and used to attach a carabiner.


ABC

en-noun

ABC (countable and uncountable, plural ABCs)

Boga and Subhash with Sherpa Nim Dorje and Kedar Singh left early to open a route to advance base camp. […] They proceeded south along the left bank of the glacier. They could avoid the moraines by climbing the slopes near the bank. It was a long march and they established ABC at 4877 m on a small open rocky ground.

1999, Harish Kapadia, “Accident and Rescue in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary”, in Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 69:

(climbing) Initialism of advance base camp.


pitch

From Middle English picchen, pycchen (“to thrust in, fasten, settle”), from Old English *piċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *pikkijan, a variant of Proto-West Germanic *pikkōn (“to pick, peck”), whence Middle English pikken, picken (“to pick, pierce”), modern English pick.

nyökkääminen

rotation angle about the transverse axis

килово клатене

nautical: measure of extent to which a vessel's bow and stern go up and down

The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.

1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:

You lead "through" instead — your companion leads a pitch, then you join him. But instead of swapping over at the ice axe belay, you carry on in the lead, cutting or kicking steps until you are about twenty feet above.

1967, Anthony Greenbank, Instructions in Mountaineering, page 84:

(climbing) A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.


beta

en-noun

beta (countable and uncountable, plural betas)

From Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta). Doublet of beth.

(climbing) Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.


bicicleta

→ Cebuano: bisikleta

→ Hiligaynon: bisikleta

→ Tagalog: bisikleta

Borrowed from French bicyclette, from Latin bi- (“two”) + Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”).

der

si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta


bicycle

→ Burmese: ဘိုင်စကယ် (bhuingca.kai)

→ Central Dusun: bosikol

desc

→ Kashubian: bajsykla (Canada, United States)

→ Malay: basikal

→ Maltese: bajsikil

→ Papiamentu: baiskel

→⇒ Serbo-Croatian: bajs

→ Sranan Tongo: baisigri

Aukan: baisigii

Saramaccan: baisígi

→ Kari'na: paisiki

→ Swahili: baiskeli

→ Tausug: basikul

→ Urdu: بائیسِکَل (bāīsikal)

Borrowed from French bicycle (modern bicyclette), from bi- (“bi-”) + cycle (“cycle”). First attested in English in 1868, and in French in 1847.
(promiscuous woman): From double meaning of ride ("to transport oneself upon" vs. "to mount someone to have sex with them"). A communal bicycle would have many riders.

a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

(climbing) A stabilizing technique in which one foot is pushed down while the other is pulled up.


boulder

From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.

cog

(climbing) A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.


boulder

en-verb

boulder (third-person singular simple present boulders, present participle bouldering, simple past and past participle bouldered)

boulders (present singular third-person)
bouldering (participle present)
bouldered (participle past)
bouldered (past)

He bouldered a route in the same area with ease. Mitchell, 11, was hanging with the older kids in an area where bouldering nearly upside down seemed to be....

2005 November 18, “The ties that bind ..., ... and prevent falls have become family unifier in rock climbing”, in Salt Lake Tribune:

As the week unfolded, we were taught about the equipment we needed, how to tie a rope and what to wear. We learnt to balance on our feet rather than cling on with our arms and to trust our rock shoes, the moulded rubber slippers that can grip the smoothest of surfaces. We abseiled, bouldered and belayed.

2006 July 18, Tony Durrant, “The steep learning curve”, in telegraph.co.uk:

There's even old climbing hardware in it because people bouldered on it for years.

2007 February 15, “Homes blend eco-friendliness, unique design”, in Sierra Sun:

(climbing, transitive, intransitive) To engage in bouldering.


problem

→ Welsh: problem

From Middle English probleme, from Middle French probleme, from Latin problema, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “anything thrown forward, hindrance, obstacle, anything projecting, a headland, promontory”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw or lay something in front of someone, to put forward”), from προ- (pro-, “in front of”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw, to cast, to hurl”).

der

(climbing) A set of moves required to complete a climb.


climber

From Middle English climber, clymber, clymbare (“one who climbs, climber”), from climben (“to climb; to ascend, fly upward, rise; to slope upwards; to approach God in prayer; to advance; to overcome, triumph; to aspire; to be presumptuous”) + -er, -ere (suffix forming agent nouns). The English word is analysable as climb (verb) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

affix

(climbing) Synonym of climbing iron (“a kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing”)


topo

(climbing) A map or sketch of a climbing route or area.


crimp

From Middle English crimpen (“to be contracted, be drawn together”), from Middle Dutch crimpen, crempen (“to crimp”), from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną (“to shrink, draw back”) (compare related Old English ġecrympan (“to curl”)). Cognate with Dutch krimpen, German Low German krimpen, Faroese kreppa (“crisis”), and Icelandic kreppa (“to bend tightly, clench”). Compare also derivative Middle English crymplen (“to wrinkle”) and causative crempen (“to turn something back, restrain”, literally “to cause to shrink or draw back”), both ultimately derived from the same root. See also cramp.

cog

(climbing) A small hold with little surface area.


crimp

en-verb

crimp (third-person singular simple present crimps, present participle crimping, simple past and past participle crimped)

crimps (present singular third-person)
crimping (participle present)
crimped (participle past)
crimped (past)


largo

Inherited from Latin largus. Displaced luengo from Latin longus. Cognate with English large.
The coffee was named by don José Prado Crespo, see: nube.


jam

en-noun

jam (countable and uncountable, plural jams)

→ Armenian: ջեմ (ǰem)

→ Azerbaijani: cem

→ Belarusian: джэм (džem)

→ Bengali: জ্যাম (jêm)

→ Bulgarian: джем (džem)

→ Cantonese: 占 (zim1, zem1)

→ Czech: džem

→ Dutch: jam

→ Estonian: džemm

→ Finnish: jamit

→ French: jam

→ Georgian: ჯემი (ǯemi)

→ Hindi: जाम (jām)

→ Japanese: ジャム (jamu)

→ Kazakh: джем (djem)

→ Korean: 잼 (jaem)

→ Kyrgyz: джем (djem)

→ Macedonian: џем (džem)

→ Malay: jem

→ Polish: dżem

→ Romanian: gem

→ Russian: джем (džem)

→ Saanich: ĆÁM

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Latin script: džȅm

Cyrillic script: џе̏м

→ Sinhalese: ජෑම් (jǣm)

→ Slovak: džem

→ Swahili: jemu

→ Swedish: jam

→ Tajik: джем (džem)

→ Thai: แยม (yɛɛm)

→ Ukrainian: джем (džem)

→ Urdu: جام (jām)

→ Welsh: jam

First attested in the early 18th c. as a verb meaning “to press, be pressed, be wedged in”. Compare dialectal jammock (“to press, squeeze, crush into a soft mass, chew food"; also "a soft, pulpy substance”). Perhaps from Middle English chammen, champen ("to bite upon something, gnash the teeth"; whence modern champ, chomp), of uncertain origin; probably originally onomatopoeic.
The "performance" sense is first attested with regards to jazz in 1929, and its origin, though uncertain, is likely metaphorical, "something sweet made by the combination of many things", with influence from jamboree.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic

I used a whole series of fist and foot jams in that crack.

(climbing, countable) Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.


aid

en-verb

aid (third-person singular simple present aids, present participle aiding, simple past and past participle aided)

aids (present singular third-person)
aiding (participle present)
aided (participle past)
aided (past)

From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuvō (“assist”, verb).

Rather than climb into a bottomless off-width crack, we aided an 80-foot A2 to A3 crack to the top of a pedestal. By very tenuous face climbing, we gained entry to the crack, which we followed to a tree beneath the big chimney.

1979, American Alpine Journal, page 193:

(climbing) To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.


spot

spot (third-person singular simple present spots, present participle spotting, simple past and past participle spotted)

spots (present singular third-person)
spotting (participle present)
spotted (participle past)
spotted (past)

From Middle English spot, spotte, partially from Middle Dutch spotte (“spot, speck”), and partially merging with Middle English splot, from Old English splott (“spot, plot of land”), from Proto-West Germanic *splott, from Proto-Germanic *spluttaz (“segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *splt-no- (“an off-split, segment”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split”). Cognate with North Frisian spot (“speck, piece of ground”), Low German spot (“speck”), Old Norse spotti (“small piece”). See also splot, splotch.

cog

I can’t do a back handspring unless somebody spots me.

There had not been time to build handrails, so lines of women spotted the sides of the ramp.

1989 April 15, Angela Bowen, “Towards a National Lesbian Conference”, in Gay Community News, page 2:

(transitive, gymnastics, dance, weightlifting, climbing) To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.


roof

From Middle English rof, from Old English hrōf (“roof, ceiling; top, summit; heaven, sky”), from Proto-Germanic *hrōfą (“roof”).


runner

From Middle English rennere, rynner, urnare, equivalent to run + -er. Cognate with Old Norse rennari (“runner; messenger”). Displaced earlier Middle English runel (“runner”), from Old English rynel (“runner”; also “messenger, courier”).

махови́к

mechanical part intended to guide or aid something else to move

(climbing) A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.


approach

From Middle English approche (“approach, arrival”), from approchen, aprochen (“to come or go near, approach; to adjoin, be close by; to enter (someone’s) presence; to be or become involved; to reach (a certain state); to arrive; to befall, happen to; to become similar to, resemble; to be a match for (someone)”); see etymology 1.

вход

avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached — see also access

захо́д

way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport

(also figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

(climbing) A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.


Everest

en-verb

Everest (third-person singular simple present Everests, present participle Everesting, simple past and past participle Everested)

Everests (present singular third-person)
Everesting (participle present)
Everested (participle past)
Everested (past)

Training for an Everest expedition in 1994, Mallory wrote, he had Everested by cycling eight times up Mount Donna Buang, outside Melbourne.

2020 August 13, Alec Jacobson, “How to Cycle Up ‘Mount Everest’”, in The New York Times:

(climbing, cycling) To repeatedly cycle up steep roads with a total distance equal to the height of Mount Everest.


dry-tool

dry-tool (third-person singular simple present dry-tools, present participle dry-tooling, simple past and past participle dry-tooled)

dry-tools (present singular third-person)
dry-tooling (participle present)
dry-tooled (participle past)
dry-tooled (past)

(climbing) To climb bare rock using ice climbing equipment.


flapper

(climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.


rack

From Middle English rakke, rekke, from Middle Dutch rac, recke, rec (Dutch rek), see rekken.

rappel rack

abseil rack

(climbing, caving) A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.

I used almost a full rack on the second pitch.

(climbing, slang) A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.


chimney

chimney (third-person singular simple present chimneys, present participle chimneying, simple past and past participle chimneyed)

chimneys (present singular third-person)
chimneying (participle present)
chimneyed (participle past)
chimneyed (past)

From Middle English chymeney, chymney, chymne, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea.

der

(climbing) To negotiate a chimney (narrow vertical cave passage) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.


pump

From Middle English pumpe, possibly from Middle Dutch pompe (“pipe, water conduit”) or Middle Low German pumpe (“pump”), probably ultimately imitative.
Compare Dutch pompen, German pumpen, and Danish pompe; also Spanish bomba (“pump”).

onomatopoeic

imitative

Want a skin-stretching pump? Up the volume by using high-rep sets.
A great pump is better than coming. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)

2010, Eric Velazquez, “Power Pairings”, in Reps!, 17:83:

(bodybuilding, climbing) A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.


stemming

en-noun

stemming (countable and uncountable, plural stemmings)

(climbing) The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.


crux

→ French: crux

From Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Doublet of cross and crouch (“cross”).

der

the real crux of the climb was encountered

The final half-mile was the crux of the climb.

1973, Pat Armstrong, "Klondike Fever: Seventy Years Too Late", in Backpacker, Autumn 1973, page 84

Most pitches have a distinct crux, or tough spot; some have multiple cruxes. […] ¶ Climb efficiently on the "cruiser" sections to stay fresh for the cruxes.

2004, Craig Luebben, Rock Climbing: Mastering Basic Skills, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 179:

Continue climbing the groove; the crux is passing some vegetation on the second pitch.

2009, R. J. Secor, The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails, Third Edition, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 51:

(climbing) The hardest point of a climb.


crux

Borrowed from English crux. Doublet of croix, croiseur, and cruiser.

(climbing) crux (hardest point of a climb)


hex

(climbing) a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.


punter

(climbing) A beginner or unskilled climber.


mod

en-noun

mod (countable and uncountable, plural mods)

(climbing) A moderately difficult route.


belay

en-verb

belay (third-person singular simple present belays, present participle belaying, simple past and past participle belayed or belaid)

belays (present singular third-person)
belaying (participle present)
belayed (participle past)
belayed (past)
belaid (participle past)
belaid (past)

From Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surround, afflict, attribute to, charge with, accuse”), From Proto-West Germanic *bilaggjan, equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + lay. Cognate with Dutch beleggen (“to cover, overlay, belay”), German belegen (“to cover, occupy, belay”), Swedish belägga (“to pave”).

cog

He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.

(transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.


belay

(climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.

(climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.

But instead of swapping over at the ice axe belay, you carry on in the lead, cutting or kicking steps until you are about twenty feet above.

(climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.


cam

→ Welsh: cam

Recorded since the 16th century, from Dutch kam (“cog of a wheel; originally, comb”) (cognate with English comb, and preserved in modern Dutch compounds such as kamrad, kamwiel (“cog wheel”)). Doublet of comb.

der

(climbing) A spring-loaded camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.


prise

→ Dutch: prise

→ Greek: πρίζα (príza)

→ Persian: پریز (periz)

→ Romanian: priză

→ Turkish: priz


purchase

en-noun

purchase (countable and uncountable, plural purchases)

From Middle English purchasen, from Anglo-Norman purchacer (“seek to obtain”) from pur- (from Latin pro-) + chac(i)er (“to chase, pursue”). Compare Old French porchacier (“to follow, to chase”), which has given French pourchasser (“to chase without relent”).

cog

At first, he was climbing down, testing for purchase with his feet. But soon, as the entire section of ground rotated, he was lifted into the air, and up and down flipped around.

2015, Hao Jingfang, “Folding Beijing”, in Ken Liu, transl., Uncanny Magazine, number 2:

(climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.

fogás

the amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge


choss

(climbing) Rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown.

развальня

rock that is unsuitable for rock climbing, e.g. because it is too soft, unstable, or overgrown


jug hold

(climbing) A large climbing hold that is big enough to wrap a hand around, similar to the handle of a jug.


dyno

(climbing) A dynamic climbing move or jump to reach a hold that cannot otherwise be reached.


barn door

(climbing) An off-balance pivot on two points of contact.


grigri

From grigri, and possibly related to French grimper (“to climb”).

(climbing) A belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl.


woody

And as climbing has evolved, so have woodies — the Moon Board established a worldwide standard for board climbing in 2016.

2022 January 13, Sam Anderson, “Decoy Board Jockeys Into Moon Board, Kilter Board Climbing Market”, in GearJunkie:

(climbing, slang) A compact wooden climbing wall used for board climbing.


hang dog

en-noun

hang dog (countable and uncountable, plural hang dogs)

(climbing) The situation of hanging on the rope after falling off a climb.


bomber

en-adj

bomber (comparative more bomber, superlative most bomber)

more bomber (comparative)
most bomber (superlative)

(climbing, slang) Completely solid and secure, usually referring to some form of protective gear.


take in

en-verb

take in (third-person singular simple present takes in, present participle taking in, simple past took in, past participle taken in)

takes in (present singular third-person)
taking in (participle present)
took in (past)
taken in (participle past)

(transitive, climbing) To tighten (a belaying rope).


jug

en-noun

jug (countable and uncountable, plural jugs)

→ Welsh: jwg, jẁg, siwg

From Middle English jugge, of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant of Middle English jubbe, jobbe, iubbe, geobbe, itself of unknown origin; or perhaps continuing (in altered form) Old English ċēac (“pitcher; jug”). Compare also jug (“a low woman, maidservant”), from Jug, familiar form of Joanna.

the jug goes to the well until it breaks

(climbing) A hold large enough for both hands


couloir

Borrowed from French couloir (literally “corridor”).

Those deep, dark slots in a mountain known as couloirs are often the most obvious routes of ascent.

1978, Yvon Chouinard, Climbing Ice, page 145:

Looking up the face I could see directly into the Japanese and Hornbein couloirs, an almost direct 9000 feet to the summit.

1987, Roger Marshall, AdventureSport: Everest and Me: Backpacker, page 42:

Ascend a long, easy snow couloir back left to the crest of Cassin Ridge at 17700 feet, where there is a campsite.

1998, R. J. Secor, Denali Climbing Guide, page 99:

2002, American Alpine Club Safety Committee, Alpine Club of Canada Safety Committee, Accidents in North American Mountaineering, Issue 55, page 58,
When they approached the couloir shortly before 0300, the snow was firm enough for them to use crampons.

(climbing, skiing) A steep gorge along a mountainside.


campus

en-verb

campus (third-person singular simple present campuses or campusses, present participle campusing or campussing, simple past and past participle campused or campussed)

campuses (present singular third-person)
campusses (present singular third-person)
campusing (participle present)
campussing (participle present)
campused (participle past)
campused (past)
campussed (participle past)
campussed (past)

Borrowed from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of camp and champ.
First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s.

It is climbed or "campused" with only your arms and hands.

2010, Stewart M. Green, Ian Spencer-Green, Knack Rock Climbing: A Beginner’s Guide, page 30:

Boulder campusing is a popular indoor training exercise among advanced climbers—it's also a heck of a lot of fun if you're strong enough to do it right!

2016, Eric Horst, The Rock Climber's Exercise Guide, page 159:

(climbing) To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.


stance

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Edinburgh Waverley railway station

From Middle English staunce (“place to stand; battle station; position; standing in society; circumstance, situation; stanchion”), from Old French estance (“predicament; situation; sojourn, stay”) (compare modern French stance (“stanza; position one stands in when golfing”)), from Italian stanza (“room, standing place; stanza”), from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stō (“to stand; to remain, stay”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”). The word is cognate with Spanish estante (“shelf”) and a doublet of stanza.
The verb is derived from the noun.

der

In a harness belay, the stance itself is the belayer's first line of defense, reducing the load the anchor must hold. The anchor in this case serves as little more than a backup (albeit a critical one) to the stance.

2004, Mark Houston, Kathy Cosley, “Snow and Ice”, in Alpine Climbing: Techniques to Take You Higher, Seattle, Wash.: The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 225, column 2:

There is always the option of clambering up slightly higher and building a new belay station (stance), take in the rope for a fellow climber, once again clamber up higher and once again build a new, higher stance … and so on until the rope reaches the stop where the upper end of the rope has become caught in the rock.

2014 July 18, Thomas Kublak, “Problems when Rappelling”, in Mountaineering Methodology: Part III: Belaying and Rappelling, [s.l.]: Tomas Kublak, MMPublishing, →ISBN, page 180, column 2:

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

(specifically, climbing) A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.


ultra

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Latin uls
Proto-Indo-European *-teros?
Latin -ter
Latin -ā
Latin ultrābor.
English ultra
From Latin ultra.

etymon

Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.

2008, Susan Joy Paul, Climbing Colorado's Mountains, Guilford, CT: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 141:


magnesio

es-noun

magnesio m (countable and uncountable, plural magnesios)


guppy

→ Danish: gubbi

→ Dutch: guppie

Robert John Lechmere Guppy
guppy (disambiguation)

From a name mistakenly assigned, Girardinus guppii, after biologist Robert J. L. Guppy, to previously assigned Poecilia reticulata.

(climbing) A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.


summit

en-verb

summit (third-person singular simple present summits, present participle summiting or summitting, simple past and past participle summited or summitted)

summits (present singular third-person)
summiting (participle present)
summitting (participle present)
summited (participle past)
summited (past)
summitted (participle past)
summitted (past)

PIE word
 *upó
The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upó (“below, under”) + *-m̥mós, *-tm̥mós (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete).
The verb is derived from the noun.

päästä huipulle

(transitive) to reach the summit of (a mountain)

Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited.

2012 July–August, Kenza Moller, “Eyes on the North”, in Canadian Geographic, volume 132, number 4, Ottawa: Royal Canadian Geographical Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:

(transitive, climbing, informal) To reach the summit (noun sense 1.1) of (a mountain).

(intransitive, climbing, informal) To reach the summit of a mountain.

päästä huipulle

(intransitive) to reach the summit of a mountain


ferrule

From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *weiros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh gŵyr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh₁- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

refn

From the collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand.

kování

band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting

příruba

band holding parts of an object together

He [Larry Penberthy] feels metal ice axes are the only safe ones. […] If you do purchase a wood-shafted ax, examine the grain carefully. It should be straight, free of knots and flaws, and continue unbroken from head to ferrule. Rub it often with linseed oil.

1978 August 28, Bill March et al., “Choosing an Ice Ax”, in William Kemsley, Jr., editor, Backpacker, volume 6, number 4, Bedford Hills, N.Y.: Backpacker, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 54, columns 2–3:

A band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.

(specifically, climbing) The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.


toper

toper (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
topant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
topé (participle past)
tope (first-person indicative present singular)
topes (indicative present second-person singular)
tope (indicative present singular third-person)
topons (first-person indicative plural present)
topez (indicative plural present second-person)
topent (indicative plural present third-person)
topais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
topais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
topait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
topions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
topiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
topaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
topai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
topas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
topa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
topâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
topâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
topèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
toperai (first-person future indicative singular)
toperas (future indicative second-person singular)
topera (future indicative singular third-person)
toperons (first-person future indicative plural)
toperez (future indicative plural second-person)
toperont (future indicative plural third-person)
toperais (conditional first-person singular)
toperais (conditional second-person singular)
toperait (conditional singular third-person)
toperions (conditional first-person plural)
toperiez (conditional plural second-person)
toperaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
tope (first-person present singular subjunctive)
topes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tope (present singular subjunctive third-person)
topions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
topiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
topent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
topasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
topasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
topât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
topassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
topassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
topassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tope (imperative second-person singular)
topons (first-person imperative plural)
topez (imperative plural second-person)


kiila

kiila (nominative singular)
kiilat (nominative plural)
kiila (accusative nominative singular)
kiilat (accusative nominative plural)
kiilan (accusative genitive singular)
kiilat (accusative genitive plural)
kiilan (genitive singular)
kiilojen (genitive plural)
kiilain (genitive plural rare)
kiilaa (partitive singular)
kiiloja (partitive plural)
kiilassa (inessive singular)
kiiloissa (inessive plural)
kiilasta (elative singular)
kiiloista (elative plural)
kiilaan (illative singular)
kiiloihin (illative plural)
kiilalla (adessive singular)
kiiloilla (adessive plural)
kiilalta (ablative singular)
kiiloilta (ablative plural)
kiilalle (allative singular)
kiiloille (allative plural)
kiilana (essive singular)
kiiloina (essive plural)
kiilaksi (singular translative)
kiiloiksi (plural translative)
kiilatta (abessive singular)
kiiloitta (abessive plural)
kiiloin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kiilani (nominative singular)
kiilani (nominative plural)
kiilani (accusative nominative singular)
kiilani (accusative nominative plural)
kiilani (accusative genitive singular)
kiilani (accusative genitive plural)
kiilani (genitive singular)
kiilojeni (genitive plural)
kiilaini (genitive plural rare)
kiilaani (partitive singular)
kiilojani (partitive plural)
kiilassani (inessive singular)
kiiloissani (inessive plural)
kiilastani (elative singular)
kiiloistani (elative plural)
kiilaani (illative singular)
kiiloihini (illative plural)
kiilallani (adessive singular)
kiiloillani (adessive plural)
kiilaltani (ablative singular)
kiiloiltani (ablative plural)
kiilalleni (allative singular)
kiiloilleni (allative plural)
kiilanani (essive singular)
kiiloinani (essive plural)
kiilakseni (singular translative)
kiiloikseni (plural translative)
kiilattani (abessive singular)
kiiloittani (abessive plural)
kiiloineni (comitative plural)
kiilasi (nominative singular)
kiilasi (nominative plural)
kiilasi (accusative nominative singular)
kiilasi (accusative nominative plural)
kiilasi (accusative genitive singular)
kiilasi (accusative genitive plural)
kiilasi (genitive singular)
kiilojesi (genitive plural)
kiilaisi (genitive plural rare)
kiilaasi (partitive singular)
kiilojasi (partitive plural)
kiilassasi (inessive singular)
kiiloissasi (inessive plural)
kiilastasi (elative singular)
kiiloistasi (elative plural)
kiilaasi (illative singular)
kiiloihisi (illative plural)
kiilallasi (adessive singular)
kiiloillasi (adessive plural)
kiilaltasi (ablative singular)
kiiloiltasi (ablative plural)
kiilallesi (allative singular)
kiiloillesi (allative plural)
kiilanasi (essive singular)
kiiloinasi (essive plural)
kiilaksesi (singular translative)
kiiloiksesi (plural translative)
kiilattasi (abessive singular)
kiiloittasi (abessive plural)
kiiloinesi (comitative plural)
kiilamme (nominative singular)
kiilamme (nominative plural)
kiilamme (accusative nominative singular)
kiilamme (accusative nominative plural)
kiilamme (accusative genitive singular)
kiilamme (accusative genitive plural)
kiilamme (genitive singular)
kiilojemme (genitive plural)
kiilaimme (genitive plural rare)
kiilaamme (partitive singular)
kiilojamme (partitive plural)
kiilassamme (inessive singular)
kiiloissamme (inessive plural)
kiilastamme (elative singular)
kiiloistamme (elative plural)
kiilaamme (illative singular)
kiiloihimme (illative plural)
kiilallamme (adessive singular)
kiiloillamme (adessive plural)
kiilaltamme (ablative singular)
kiiloiltamme (ablative plural)
kiilallemme (allative singular)
kiiloillemme (allative plural)
kiilanamme (essive singular)
kiiloinamme (essive plural)
kiilaksemme (singular translative)
kiiloiksemme (plural translative)
kiilattamme (abessive singular)
kiiloittamme (abessive plural)
kiiloinemme (comitative plural)
kiilanne (nominative singular)
kiilanne (nominative plural)
kiilanne (accusative nominative singular)
kiilanne (accusative nominative plural)
kiilanne (accusative genitive singular)
kiilanne (accusative genitive plural)
kiilanne (genitive singular)
kiilojenne (genitive plural)
kiilainne (genitive plural rare)
kiilaanne (partitive singular)
kiilojanne (partitive plural)
kiilassanne (inessive singular)
kiiloissanne (inessive plural)
kiilastanne (elative singular)
kiiloistanne (elative plural)
kiilaanne (illative singular)
kiiloihinne (illative plural)
kiilallanne (adessive singular)
kiiloillanne (adessive plural)
kiilaltanne (ablative singular)
kiiloiltanne (ablative plural)
kiilallenne (allative singular)
kiiloillenne (allative plural)
kiilananne (essive singular)
kiiloinanne (essive plural)
kiilaksenne (singular translative)
kiiloiksenne (plural translative)
kiilattanne (abessive singular)
kiiloittanne (abessive plural)
kiiloinenne (comitative plural)
kiilansa (nominative singular)
kiilansa (nominative plural)
kiilansa (accusative nominative singular)
kiilansa (accusative nominative plural)
kiilansa (accusative genitive singular)
kiilansa (accusative genitive plural)
kiilansa (genitive singular)
kiilojensa (genitive plural)
kiilainsa (genitive plural rare)
kiilaansa (partitive singular)
kiilojaan (partitive plural)
kiilojansa (partitive plural)
kiilassaan (inessive singular)
kiilassansa (inessive singular)
kiiloissaan (inessive plural)
kiiloissansa (inessive plural)
kiilastaan (elative singular)
kiilastansa (elative singular)
kiiloistaan (elative plural)
kiiloistansa (elative plural)
kiilaansa (illative singular)
kiiloihinsa (illative plural)
kiilallaan (adessive singular)
kiilallansa (adessive singular)
kiiloillaan (adessive plural)
kiiloillansa (adessive plural)
kiilaltaan (ablative singular)
kiilaltansa (ablative singular)
kiiloiltaan (ablative plural)
kiiloiltansa (ablative plural)
kiilalleen (allative singular)
kiilallensa (allative singular)
kiiloilleen (allative plural)
kiiloillensa (allative plural)
kiilanaan (essive singular)
kiilanansa (essive singular)
kiiloinaan (essive plural)
kiiloinansa (essive plural)
kiilakseen (singular translative)
kiilaksensa (singular translative)
kiiloikseen (plural translative)
kiiloiksensa (plural translative)
kiilattaan (abessive singular)
kiilattansa (abessive singular)
kiiloittaan (abessive plural)
kiiloittansa (abessive plural)
kiiloineen (comitative plural)
kiiloinensa (comitative plural)

Borrowed from Swedish kil (“wedge”), if not an older loan.


highball

Japanese: ハイボール, ハイ

From high + ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.

2014, EpicTV.com
Austrian all rounder Alex Luger climbs what he describes as a highball boulder problem and what most people would call a solo.

(climbing) A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.


escuela

→ Cebuano: eskuwela, eskuyla, eskwela

→ Ilocano: eskuela

→ Purepecha: eskuela

→ Tagalog: eskuwela

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”, later “conversations and the knowledge gained through them during free time; the places where these conversations took place”).


sector

Sector (Star Trek)
Sector (instrument)
sector

(climbing) An area of a crag, consisting of various routes


smear

en-verb

smear (third-person singular simple present smears, present participle smearing, simple past and past participle smeared)

smears (present singular third-person)
smearing (participle present)
smeared (participle past)
smeared (past)

From Middle English smeren, smerien, from Old English smerian, smyrian, smierwan (“to anoint or rub with grease, oil, etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną. Doublet of schmear.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian smeere, Dutch smeren, Low German smeren, German schmieren.

(climbing) To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.


smear

en-noun

smear (countable and uncountable, plural smears)

(climbing) A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact


coon

en-verb

coon (third-person singular simple present coons, present participle cooning, simple past and past participle cooned)

coons (present singular third-person)
cooning (participle present)
cooned (participle past)
cooned (past)

(climbing) To traverse by crawling, as a ledge.


mantel

A variant of mantle (“cloak, robe”) now distinguished in sense.

(climbing) A maneuver to surmount a ledge, involving pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.


mantel

mantel (third-person singular simple present mantels, present participle mantelling or (US) manteling, simple past and past participle mantelled or (US) manteled)

mantels (present singular third-person)
mantelling (participle present)
manteling (US participle present)
mantelled (participle past)
mantelled (past)
manteled (US participle past)
manteled (US past)

(climbing) To surmount a ledge by pushing down on the ledge to bring up the body.


asegurar

es-verb

asegurar (first-person singular present aseguro, first-person singular preterite aseguré, past participle asegurado)

aseguro (first-person present singular)
aseguré (first-person preterite singular)
asegurado (participle past)
asegurar (infinitive)
asegurando (gerund)
asegurado (masculine participle past singular)
asegurada (feminine participle past singular)
asegurados (masculine participle past plural)
aseguradas (feminine participle past plural)
aseguro (first-person indicative present singular)
aseguras (indicative informal present second-person singular)
asegurás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
asegura (indicative present singular third-person)
aseguramos (first-person indicative plural present)
aseguráis (indicative plural present second-person)
aseguran (indicative plural present third-person)
aseguraba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
asegurabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
aseguraba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
asegurábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
asegurabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
aseguraban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
aseguré (first-person indicative preterite singular)
aseguraste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
aseguró (indicative preterite singular third-person)
aseguramos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
asegurasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
aseguraron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
aseguraré (first-person future indicative singular)
asegurarás (future indicative second-person singular)
asegurará (future indicative singular third-person)
aseguraremos (first-person future indicative plural)
aseguraréis (future indicative plural second-person)
asegurarán (future indicative plural third-person)
aseguraría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
asegurarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
aseguraría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
aseguraríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
aseguraríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
asegurarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
asegure (first-person present singular subjunctive)
asegures (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
asegurés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
asegure (present singular subjunctive third-person)
aseguremos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
aseguréis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
aseguren (plural present subjunctive third-person)
asegurara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
aseguraras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
asegurara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
aseguráramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
asegurarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
aseguraran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
asegurase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
asegurases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
asegurase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
asegurásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
aseguraseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
asegurasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
asegurare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
asegurares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
asegurare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
aseguráremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
asegurareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
aseguraren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
asegura (imperative informal second-person singular)
asegurá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
asegure (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
asegure (imperative singular third-person)
aseguremos (first-person imperative plural)
asegurad (imperative plural second-person)
aseguren (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
aseguren (imperative plural third-person)
asegures (imperative negative second-person singular)
asegure (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
asegure (imperative negative singular third-person)
aseguremos (first-person imperative negative plural)
aseguréis (imperative negative plural second-person)
aseguren (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
aseguren (imperative negative plural third-person)
asegurarme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
asegurarte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
asegurarle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
asegurarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
asegurarnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
aseguraros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
asegurarles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
asegurarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
asegurarme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
asegurarte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
asegurarlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
asegurarla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
asegurarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
asegurarnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
aseguraros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
asegurarlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
asegurarlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
asegurarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
asegurándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
asegurándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
asegurándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
asegurándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
asegurándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
asegurándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
asegurándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
asegurándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
asegurándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
asegurándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
asegurándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
asegurándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
asegurándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
asegurándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
asegurándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
asegurándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
asegurándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
asegurándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
asegúrame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegúranos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
asegúralo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegúrala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegúranos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
asegúralos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegúralas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
asegurame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
asegurate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
asegurale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
aseguranos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
asegurales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
asegurame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
asegurate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
aseguralo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
asegurala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
aseguranos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
aseguralos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
aseguralas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
asegúreme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
asegúrele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
asegúreles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúreme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
asegúrelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
asegúrelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
asegúrelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
asegurémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
asegurémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
asegurémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
asegurémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
asegurémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
asegurémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
asegurémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
asegurémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
asegurémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
asegurémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
asegurémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
asegurémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
aseguradme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
aseguradle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
aseguradnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
aseguraos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
aseguradles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
aseguradme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
aseguradlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
aseguradla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
aseguradnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
aseguraos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
aseguradlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
aseguradlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
asegúrenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
asegúrenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
asegúrenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
asegúrenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
asegúrense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

Inherited from Old Spanish assegurar, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrare, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”). Compare English assure.


ascender

(climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.


spotter

contrasted with the Übungsleiter m meaning “trainer”

Due to a spotter's lack of action in holding the weight when a lifter lost her balance, the lifter badly pulled some muscles.

1981 December 12, Melissa Wills, “Moving Metal”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10:

(weightlifting, gymnastics, climbing) One who supervises a person performing an activity, in order to help them should they be unable to complete it.


aider

As I was switching my feet in my aiders, the hook popped.

(climbing) A mountaineer's stirrup or étrier.


pumped

en-adj

pumped (comparative more pumped, superlative most pumped)

more pumped (comparative)
most pumped (superlative)

I was so pumped by the end of the climb that I could barely hold onto the jugs.

(climbing) Very tired, especially when too fatigued to grip handholds well.


bouldering

(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.


assurer

assurer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
assurant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
assuré (participle past)
assure (first-person indicative present singular)
assures (indicative present second-person singular)
assure (indicative present singular third-person)
assurons (first-person indicative plural present)
assurez (indicative plural present second-person)
assurent (indicative plural present third-person)
assurais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assurais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assurait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assurions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assuriez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assuraient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assurai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
assuras (historic indicative past second-person singular)
assura (historic indicative past singular third-person)
assurâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
assurâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
assurèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
assurerai (first-person future indicative singular)
assureras (future indicative second-person singular)
assurera (future indicative singular third-person)
assurerons (first-person future indicative plural)
assurerez (future indicative plural second-person)
assureront (future indicative plural third-person)
assurerais (conditional first-person singular)
assurerais (conditional second-person singular)
assurerait (conditional singular third-person)
assurerions (conditional first-person plural)
assureriez (conditional plural second-person)
assureraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
assure (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assures (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assure (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assurions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assuriez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assurent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assurasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assurasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assurât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assurassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assurassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assurassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assure (imperative second-person singular)
assurons (first-person imperative plural)
assurez (imperative plural second-person)

→ Danish: assurere

→ Romanian: asigura (partial calque)

Inherited from Middle French asseurer, from Old French asseürer, from Vulgar Latin *assēcūrāre, from Latin sēcūrus (“safe”). By surface analysis, a- + sûr + -er.


chapa

→ Catalan: xapa


Wainwright

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
List of Wainwrights

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”).
The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

(climbing) Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.


daisy chain

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-daisy chain.wav

(climbing) A ladder made from nylon tape, originally made by chaining together several loops of nylon tape.


rappel

rappel (absolutive indefinite)
rappela (absolutive indefinite singular)
rappelak (absolutive indefinite plural)
rappelek (ergative indefinite)
rappelak (ergative indefinite singular)
rappelek (ergative indefinite plural)
rappeli (dative indefinite)
rappelari (dative indefinite singular)
rappelei (dative indefinite plural)
rappelen (genitive indefinite)
rappelaren (genitive indefinite singular)
rappelen (genitive indefinite plural)
rappelekin (comitative indefinite)
rappelarekin (comitative indefinite singular)
rappelekin (comitative indefinite plural)
rappelengatik (causative indefinite)
rappelarengatik (causative indefinite singular)
rappelengatik (causative indefinite plural)
rappelentzat (benefactive indefinite)
rappelarentzat (benefactive indefinite singular)
rappelentzat (benefactive indefinite plural)
rappelez (indefinite instrumental)
rappelaz (indefinite instrumental singular)
rappelez (indefinite instrumental plural)
rappeletan (indefinite inessive)
rappelean (indefinite inessive singular)
rappeletan (indefinite inessive plural)
rappeletako (indefinite locative)
rappeleko (indefinite locative singular)
rappeletako (indefinite locative plural)
rappeletara (allative indefinite)
rappelera (allative indefinite singular)
rappeletara (allative indefinite plural)
rappeletaraino (indefinite terminative)
rappeleraino (indefinite singular terminative)
rappeletaraino (indefinite plural terminative)
rappeletarantz (directive indefinite)
rappelerantz (directive indefinite singular)
rappeletarantz (directive indefinite plural)
rappeletarako (destinative indefinite)
rappelerako (destinative indefinite singular)
rappeletarako (destinative indefinite plural)
rappeletatik (ablative indefinite)
rappeletik (ablative indefinite singular)
rappeletatik (ablative indefinite plural)
rappelik (indefinite partitive)
rappeltzat (indefinite prolative)

Borrowed from Spanish rappel, from French rappeler.


dirtbag

(climbing) A poor climber, alpinist, skier or other outdoorsman who lives cheaply, without normal employment, and with few amenities in order to spend as much time on their sport as possible. Used praisingly.


aid climbing

(climbing) a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.


étrier

→ English: étrier

→ Romanian: etrier

Inherited from Middle French estrier, from Old French estrief, estreu (“a ring hanging on each side of the saddle supporting a rider's foot”), from Frankish *streup (“buckle, stirrup”), perhaps for Frankish *stigareip (“stirrup”). Compare Old High German stegareif (“stirrup”), Middle Dutch stegerep (“stirrup”), Old English stīrāp, stiġrāp (“stirrup”), Old Norse stigreip (“stirrup”). See also étrivière. More at stirrup.


stirrup

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope.
Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).

gloss

"ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">stīġan</i> (“to climb”)

"stirrup"; > German <i class="Latn mention" lang="de">Stegreif</i> (“improvisation”)

(by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.

(climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.


buttress

From Old French ars bouterez (noun, literally “supporting arcs”), from bouterez (adj), oblique plural of bouteret (rare in the singular), from Frankish *botan, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push”). Ultimately cognate with beat.

der

Crowell Buttresses, Dismal Buttress

All that day they rode into broken land. The prairie with its grass and rolling hills was behind them, and they entered a sparse, dry, rocky country, full of draws and short cañons and ominous buttresses.

2005, Will Cook, Until Darkness Disappears, page 54:

Two short pitches up a chimney-crack are followed by a traverse right to the centre of the buttress.

2010, Tony Howard, Treks and Climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan, →ISBN, page 84:

(climbing) A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock.

рид

feature jutting out from mountain; crag, bluff


descender

(climbing) A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.


edging

en-noun

edging (countable and uncountable, plural edgings)

(climbing) A technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.


rock up

en-verb

rock up (third-person singular simple present rocks up, present participle rocking up, simple past and past participle rocked up)

rocks up (present singular third-person)
rocking up (participle present)
rocked up (participle past)
rocked up (past)

(climbing) To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.


baga

From Occitan baga (“load”), a Germanic borrowing from Gothic *𐌱𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 (*bakka, “package”), probably a derivative of Proto-Germanic *pakkô.


gripped

en-adj

gripped (comparative more gripped, superlative most gripped)

more gripped (comparative)
most gripped (superlative)

(climbing, slang) Afraid; too anxious to continue a climb.


Platte

de-noun

Platte f (genitive Platte, plural Platten)

Platte (genitive)
Platten (plural)
Platte (nominative singular)
Platten (definite nominative plural)
Platte (genitive singular)
Platten (definite genitive plural)
Platte (dative singular)
Platten (dative definite plural)
Platte (accusative singular)
Platten (accusative definite plural)

→ Czech: plát

→ Kashubian: plata

From Middle High German plate, from late Old High German platta, from Vulgar Latin *platta, *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “wide; flat”). Doublet of Plätte.

der

(climbing) smooth rock with no hand- or footholds


puntear

es-verb

puntear (first-person singular present punteo, first-person singular preterite punteé, past participle punteado)

punteo (first-person present singular)
punteé (first-person preterite singular)
punteado (participle past)
puntear (infinitive)
punteando (gerund)
punteado (masculine participle past singular)
punteada (feminine participle past singular)
punteados (masculine participle past plural)
punteadas (feminine participle past plural)
punteo (first-person indicative present singular)
punteas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
punteás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
puntea (indicative present singular third-person)
punteamos (first-person indicative plural present)
punteáis (indicative plural present second-person)
puntean (indicative plural present third-person)
punteaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
punteabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
punteaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
punteábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
punteabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
punteaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
punteé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
punteaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
punteó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
punteamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
punteasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
puntearon (indicative plural preterite third-person)
puntearé (first-person future indicative singular)
puntearás (future indicative second-person singular)
punteará (future indicative singular third-person)
puntearemos (first-person future indicative plural)
puntearéis (future indicative plural second-person)
puntearán (future indicative plural third-person)
puntearía (conditional first-person indicative singular)
puntearías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
puntearía (conditional indicative singular third-person)
puntearíamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
puntearíais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
puntearían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
puntee (first-person present singular subjunctive)
puntees (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
punteés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
puntee (present singular subjunctive third-person)
punteemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
punteéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
punteen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
punteara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
puntearas (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
punteara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
punteáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
puntearais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
puntearan (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
puntease (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
punteases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
puntease (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
punteásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
punteaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
punteasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
punteare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
punteares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
punteare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
punteáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
punteareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
puntearen (future plural subjunctive third-person)
puntea (imperative informal second-person singular)
punteá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
puntee (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
puntee (imperative singular third-person)
punteemos (first-person imperative plural)
puntead (imperative plural second-person)
punteen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
punteen (imperative plural third-person)
puntees (imperative negative second-person singular)
puntee (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
puntee (imperative negative singular third-person)
punteemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
punteéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
punteen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
punteen (imperative negative plural third-person)
puntearme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
puntearte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
puntearle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
puntearse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
puntearnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
puntearos (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
puntearles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
puntearse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
puntearme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
puntearte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
puntearlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
puntearla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
puntearse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
puntearnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
puntearos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
puntearlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
puntearlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
puntearse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
punteándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
punteándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
punteándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
punteándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
punteándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
punteándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
punteándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
punteándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
punteándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
punteándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
punteándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
punteándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
punteándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
punteándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
punteándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
punteándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
punteándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
punteándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
puntéame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
puntéate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
puntéale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
puntéanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
puntéales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
puntéame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
puntéate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
puntéalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
puntéala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
puntéanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
puntéalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
puntéalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
punteame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
punteate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
punteale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
punteanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
punteales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
punteame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
punteate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
puntealo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
punteala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
punteanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
puntealos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
puntealas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
puntéeme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
puntéele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
puntéeles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéeme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
puntéelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
puntéelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
puntéelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
punteémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
punteémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
punteémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
punteémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
punteémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
punteémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
punteémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
punteémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
punteémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
punteémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
punteémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
punteémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
punteadme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
punteadle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
punteadnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
punteaos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
punteadles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
punteadme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
punteadlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
punteadla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
punteadnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
punteaos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
punteadlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
punteadlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
puntéenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
puntéenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
puntéenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
puntéenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
puntéense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)