Related:

• falling barometer: barometer that has slipped out of a pocket when climbing.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• heading: going to the latrine. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• balling up: (1) transforming crampons into short skis.
  (2) fun and games at increasingly higher altitudes....
• bearing, true: opposite of bearing, false. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• fluke, snow: unexpected happening on a glacier. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• ock band: enthusiastic group of musical noisemakers.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• waist band: group of paunchy musicians. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• bashie: climber who pendulums out of control. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982