Related:

• deadman: climber (male) who forgets to knot either end of a rappel rope.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• zizz: sound made by a rope running without restraint through a braking device during a free rappel.
  he sound changes markedly when joined by a piece of clothing or hair (see scree)....
• water knot: rope configuration used by sea cliff climbers who tend to fall a lot.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• final pitch: act of throwing down a rope without securing one of the ends.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• webbing: rope that has been stepped on so many times it is flat.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• boot-ax belay: highly developed technique for ruining an ice ax, destroying a rope, and shortening a climbing day.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• heading: going to the latrine. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• ainfly: pesky insect that only appears during wet weather.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• exposure: result of answering the call of nature during a climb.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...