26 September 2005
THE ABC OF ROCKCLIMBING
- Anchor - A fixed lower-off/belay at the top of a route
- Ape-index - Arm-range minus height
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Arétè - A corner pointing outwards (the opposite to a dihedral)
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Ascent - A successful climb
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Beta-flash - A flash with detailed information on how to climb the route
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Bloc
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Campus board - Wooden rungs that are used for open-hand and fingertraining
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Clip - Securing the rope in the quickdraw
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Crux - The most difficult parts of the route
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Clip stick - A stick used to pre-clip the first bolt
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Crash pad - A pad/matress used by for landing when bouldering
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Compartment syndrome - Chronically "pumped" forearms
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Chipping - Artificial holds (not recomended)
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Closed crimp - Grip-technique for small grips using extremely bent fingers, often with thum on the pointer finger
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Dead-hang : Static hang for finger-training
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Dihedrals - An open corner (dieder)
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Doubble-hand
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Dynamic - A powerful move where you let go of one or several holds/feet to reach the next hold
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Endurance - A measurment of how long you can climb without getting "pumped out"
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Figure-four - The opposite leg over the hand
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Frog - A green reptile that live in moist areas. Mating season varies.
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FA - First Ascender, meaning the person who did the climb first
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Flash - Ascending a route for the first time after having watched somebody else climb it
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Flopping - When fingers slip (glide) off holds
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Friction - The adherence of the rock-surface
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Gri-Gri
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Gripping position
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Hang-dog: Using quick-draws to climb
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Heal-hook: Putting and locking the heal on a hold
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Heater
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High-point
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Hyper ventilation
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Hanger: Screwed onto the bolt. Where you clip the quick-draw
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Knee-lock: To put the knee against big holds
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Isolation: where the competitors are placed before the onsight
ICC: The International council for competition climbing -
Inside-flag: Crossing legs inside
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Jam: A technique used in cracks
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Jug: A very big hold
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Knee-push: Using the hand above the knee to get stronger
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Knee-bar
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Lock-off
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Lactid acid
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Mantle
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Matching
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Motor
Move
Nat
No-Hands
Onsight
Open-crimp
Open-hand
Orientering -
Out-side flag
Periodisering -
Pinch
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Pull-ups
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Pof
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Power
Power-endurance -
Pree-clip
Pull-ups
Pumped -
Rapell
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Rapid majong
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Run-out
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Slack!
Slappa
Slinga
Solo
Swing -
Smearing
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Stemming
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Spotta
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Sequence: A number of moves
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Slab: Less step than vertical
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Stand
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System board: A very steep wooden board with identical holds
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Ticklist
Topo: A guide describing the climbs
Tweaka
UIAA: ?? Even in their homepage it does not say what it stands for -
2:nd go
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