Glossary of climbing terms

Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and to ice climbing.[1][2][3] The terms used can vary between different English-speaking countries; many of the phrases described here are particular to the United States and the United Kingdom.Also aid climbing grade.Also V-thread.Also assisted braking device.Also rappelling.Also active camming device or ACDAlso IFAS grade, and UIAA Scale of DifficultyAlso angel jumping, deepelling and rap jumping.Also tube chock.Also bivy or bivvy.Also hip belay.Also hanger.Also bomber.Also clean aid climbing grade.Also twist-lock carabiner, bent-gate carabiner.Also bash-in.Also chockstone.Also nut key or nut tool.See dynamic rope and static ropeAlso clipping in.Also head.Also cordage, accessory cordAlso crimper.Also dry-tool climbing grade.Also snow anchor and T-slotAlso psicobloc.Also rappel device.Also dex.Also half ropes.Also rope drag.Also drilled pitons.Also egyptian.Also knee drop.Also lolotte.Also DTS.Also shock absorber.Also siege tactics.Also false summitAlso figure of four and figure-four move and yaniroAlso figure of nine and figure-nine moveAlso figure-eight loop.Also finger lock.Also FA.Also FFA.Also FFFA.Also Fontainebleau grade.Also heel-to-toe jam.Also free soloing.Also Sport climbing grade, and Plaisir gradeAlso greenpointing.Also decking.Also finger board.Also hangdogging.Also HACE.Also HAPE.Also climbing harness.Also headpointing.Also heel-toe cam.Also a hex.Also high ball.Also fifi hook and cam hook.Also technical axe.Also jumaring.Also aluminum ladder.Also liebacking.Also leading.Also leader.Also mixed climbing grades.Also Italian hitch or friction hitch.Also NCCSAlso commitment gradeAlso voie normaleAlso NormalwegAlso nut tool.[2]Also PAS.Also snow picket.Also pinch.Also angle, beak, bong, knifeblade, lost arrow.Also Whittaker wheeze.Also bouldering problem or boulder problem.Also PCD.Also projecting.Also pro.Also gear.Also climbing pulley.Also pumped.Also draw, and extender.Also maillon and maillon rapide.Also rebelay.Also redpointing.Also RB.Also rigging board and bat plate.Also plate hanger, wire hanger, or cinch hanger.Also wall hammer.Also deep-water soloing grades.Also foot chip, chip, or micro.Also self-belaying.Also SLD.Also scissor leg, Elvis legs, or disco knee.Also running belay.Also sit down start or SDSAlso SLCDAlso take-in.Also climbing tape and second skinAlso tying in.Also top ropingAlso trad climbing or simply trad.Also haul line.Also tubularAlso UIAA scale.Also undercut.Also Hueco scale.Also Abalakov thread.Also Klettersteig.Also ice climbing grades.Also gear rip-out.

A quickdraw with one end attached to a bolt hanger (which is itself attached to a fixed bolt ), and the other end clipped into a dynamic rope , on a sport climb route

An armchair landing

Jumaring up a **fixed rope** using an ascender

**Ice pitons** (left), and **ice screw** (right)

Using a knee bar

A Petzl **lanyard** and **energy absorber**

A whale tail ( rack )

Round webbing