Artificial Climbing: Knack Of Appearing To Climb By Talking About It.

Artificial Climbing: Knack Of Appearing To Climb By Talking About It.

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artificial climbing: knack of appearing to climb by talking about it. this
technique is best employed far from actual climbing areas, which tend to be
hazardous. small taverns and pizza parlours with an impressionable clientele
are excellent sites for artificial climbing.
-- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982

Related:

jamming,nut: very painful way to climb. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
ockies: very small stones. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
heading: going to the latrine. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
barometer: scientific instrument used to locate mountain taverns.
see brake bar. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
free climb: climb done without expensive equipment.
here are cheap thrills, too. -- "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...
hardware: metal which when draped around the neck gives a musical accompaniment to a climb and provides ballast to regulate a climber's ascent.
-- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
alps: cries for assistance, most commonly heard in alpine areas of great britain.
-- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...