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jib
A particularly small foot hold, usually only large enough for the big toe, sometimes relying heavily on friction to support weight.
Industry:Sports
A device for removing jammed equipment, especially nuts, from a route. Also known as a nut key.
Industry:Sports
A piece of webbing with eyes sewn into the ends which can be used in place of a cordelette.
Industry:Sports
A compound used to improve grip by absorbing sweat. It is actually gymnastics chalk, usually magnesium carbonate. Its use is controversial in some areas.
Industry:Sports
A large and often unwieldy bag into which supplies and climbing equipment may be thrown.
Industry:Sports
A fall in which each piece of protection fails in turn. In some cases when the rope comes taut during a fall, the protection can fail from the bottom up, especially if the first piece was not placed to account for outward and/or upward force.
Industry:Sports
A region that is plentiful with climbing routes.
Industry:Sports
A simple camming protection device that has no moving parts.
Industry:Sports
A point of protection permanently installed in a hole drilled into the rock, to which a metal hanger is attached, having a hole for a carabiner or ring.
Industry:Sports
A long stick on the end of which a climber can affix a quickdraw. It allows the climber to clip a quickdraw to the first bolt on a sport climb while still standing on the ground. This is especially useful if the first bolt is high up, and out of the comfort zone of the climber. A stick clip can be bought or easily made by attaching a quickdraw to a stick with a rubber band.
Industry:Sports