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Crimp (climbing)


This page describes terms and jargon related to climbing and mountaineering.

Abalakov thread

Ablation zone

Abseil

ACR (Alpine Cock Ring)

Adze

Aid climbing

Alpine climbing : Generally climbing in the mountains. Probably includes a mixture of ice climbing and dry-tooling. Alpine style generally means carrying all gear in a backpack even for multi day climbs.

Alpine knee

Alpine start

Altitude sickness

American death triangle

Anchor

Approach

Arête

Arm bar

Arqué

Ascend

Ascender

Aspect

ATC

Automatic belay

Austrian floss

"B"-grade

Bachar ladder

Back-clipping

Bail

Barn-door

Bashie

Belay

Belay device

Belay Loop


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