Climbing Safety
Reducing tension in the rope, allowing you to move more freely
Slack
An adjustable belt with attached leg loops, used to connect a person to the climbing rope
Harness
The act of managing the rope for a climber
Belaying
Type of climbing that involves short routes (10 ft - 25 ft)
Bouldering
Something that attaches the climber to the mountain
Anchor
A piece of aluminum or steel hardware with a gate that opens and closes, often used to connect pieces of climbing equipment
Carabiner
A hold which is only just big enough to be grasped with the tips of the fingers.
Crimp
Bridges the gap between hiking and rock climbing
Scrambling
The act of attaching the climbing rope to one’s harness
Tying In
How a climber descends independently down a cliff or mountain face
Rappelling
Climbers and their rope start climbing from the ground-up, with no protection or safeguards above them
Lead Climbing
Connects a rope to another object like a carabiner or even another rope
Hitch
Any feature on a wall that is usable for climbing
Hold
Refers to having the rope through an anchor above and thus limiting the risk of a fall
Top Rope Climbing
Refers to using friction created by pressing the rubber soles of your climbing shoes against the wall to support your body weight.
Smearing