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Boot-ax Belay: Highly Developed Technique For Ruining An Ice Ax, Destroying A Rope, And Shortening A Climbing Day.
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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
Related:
hip belay: belay by an unsquare climber. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
heading: going to the latrine. -- "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...
deadman: climber (male) who forgets to knot either end of a rappel rope.
-- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
knot: configuration often discovered in the middle of a rappel rope during a rappel.
-- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
water knot: rope configuration used by sea cliff climbers who tend to fall a lot.
-- "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...
fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
brake bar: tavern near a climbing area where everyone stops after a hard day climbing.
ee barometer. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...