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38 relations: Abseiling, Aid climbing, Belay device, Belaying, Butterfly loop, Carabiner, Climbing, Climbing protection, Clove hitch, Cow hitch, Double bowline, Double figure-eight loop, Figure-eight loop, Free solo climbing, Granite, Hex (climbing), John Long (climber), Lead climbing, Limestone, Munter hitch, Nut (climbing), Piton, Quickdraw, Retro-bolting, Rock climbing, Rock climbing hammer, Rock-climbing equipment, Roped solo climbing, Royal Robbins, Sandstone, Sling (climbing equipment), Slip knot, Snowdon Mountain Railway, Sport climbing, Spring-loaded camming device, Tricam, Water knot, Yvon Chouinard.
Abseiling
An abseil, also called a rappel after its French name, is a controlled descent off a vertical drop, such as a rock face, using a rope.
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Aid climbing
Aid climbing is a style of climbing in which standing on or pulling oneself up via devices attached to fixed or placed protection is used to make upward progress.
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Belay device
A belay device is a mechanical piece of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying.
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Belaying
A belayer is belaying behind a lead climber. Belaying refers to a variety of techniques climbers use to exert tension on a climbing rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far.
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Butterfly loop
The butterfly loop, also known as lineman's loop, butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot and lineman's rider, is a knot used to form a fixed loop in the middle of a rope.
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Carabiner
A carabiner or karabiner is a specialized type of shackle, a metal loop with a spring-loaded gate used to quickly and reversibly connect components, most notably in safety-critical systems.
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Climbing
Climbing is the activity of using one's hands, feet, or any other part of the body to ascend a steep object.
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Climbing protection
Climbing protection is any of a variety of devices employed to reduce risk and protect others while climbing rock and ice.
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Clove hitch
The clove hitch is a type of knot.
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Cow hitch
The cow hitch is a hitch knot used to attach a rope to an object.
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Double bowline
A double bowline (or round turn bowline) is a type of loop knot.
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Double figure-eight loop
A double figure-eight loop, (also known as a bunny ears, or a dog eared loop) is a type of knot that forms two parallel loops, and resembles the figure-eight loop.
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Figure-eight loop
A figure-eight loop (also figure-eight on a bight or Flemish loop or Flemish eight) is a type of knot created by a loop on the bight.
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Free solo climbing
Free solo climbing, also known as Soloing, is a form of free climbing and solo climbing where the climber (or free soloist) performs alone and without using any ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, relying entirely on his or her ability instead.
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Granite
Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.
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Hex (climbing)
A hex is an item of rock climbing equipment used to protect climbers from injury during a fall.
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John Long (climber)
John Long (born July 21, 1953) is an American rock climber and author whose stories have been translated into many languages.
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Lead climbing
Lead climbing is a climbing technique used to ascend a route.
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Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.
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Munter hitch
The Munter hitch, also known as the Italian hitch or the Crossing Hitch, is a simple knot, commonly used by climbers, cavers, and rescuers as part of a life-lining or belay system.
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Nut (climbing)
In rock climbing, a nut (or chock or chockstone) is a metal wedge threaded on a wire and is used for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
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Piton
In climbing, a piton (also called a pin or peg) is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam in the climbing surface with a climbing hammer, and which acts as an anchor to either protect the climber against the consequences of a fall or to assist progress in aid climbing.
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Quickdraw
A quickdraw (also known as an extender) is a piece of climbing equipment used by rock and ice climbers to allow the climbing rope to run freely through bolt anchors or other protection while leading.
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Retro-bolting
Retro-bolting is a term used within the rock climbing community to refer to the addition of new bolts to an existing climb.
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Rock climbing
Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls.
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Rock climbing hammer
Rock climbing hammers, also known as wall hammers, big wall hammers, or aid hammers, are a type of specialty hammer used mainly in aid climbing for the placement and removal of pitons, copper-heads, and circle-heads.
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Rock-climbing equipment
A wide range of equipment is used during rock or any other type of climbing that includes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the consequences of a fall.
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Roped solo climbing
Roped solo climbing or rope soloing is a form of solo climbing without a climbing partner, but with the safety of rope protection.
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Royal Robbins
Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 – March 14, 2017) was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing.
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Sandstone
Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) mineral particles or rock fragments.
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Sling (climbing equipment)
A sling or runner is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing.
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Slip knot
The slip knot is a stopper knot which is easily undone by pulling the tail (working end).
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
The Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR; Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa) is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
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Sport climbing
Sport climbing is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors fixed to the rock for protection.
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Spring-loaded camming device
A spring-loaded camming device (also SLCD, cam or friend) is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment.
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Tricam
A Tricam is a type of climbing protection equipment.
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Water knot
The water knot (also tape knot, ring bend, grass knot, or overhand follow-through) is a knot frequently used in climbing for joining two ends of webbing together, for instance when making a sling.
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Yvon Chouinard
Yvon Chouinard (born November 9, 1938) is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and outdoor industry billionaire businessman.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_climbing
