Climber speak
Puzzle #498
Learn these words
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beta
Information about how to climb a route or problem.
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crux
The hardest move or section of a climb.
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flash
Completing a climb first try with prior information, without falls or rests on the rope.
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onsight
Completing a climb first try without prior information, practice, falls or rests on the rope.
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redpoint
Leading a climb without falls or rests on the rope after practising it.
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project
A climb you are working on but have not yet completed cleanly.
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send
To complete a climb without falling or resting on the rope.
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pumped
Having tired, tight forearms that make it harder to hold on.
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crag
A cliff or outdoor climbing area.
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topo
A diagram or marked photograph showing climbing routes.
Do you speak climber?
Got the beta? Found the crux? Find ten terms you might hear at the climbing wall or the crag, then explore their short meanings in the vocabulary list.
A flash and an onsight both mean completing a climb on the first attempt, without falls or rests on the rope. The difference is prior information: a flash can use beta; an onsight cannot. A project is the climb you are still working on.
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