Related:

• 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...
• 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)....
• 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
• free climb: climb done without expensive equipment.
  here are cheap thrills, too. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982