beta
n.— «Gunstone wrote and published “The Traveler’s Guide to Washington Rock Climbing” and was widely known as “Beta,” a term used by rock climbers to refer to good information on a route.» —“David Christopher Gunstone” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Minn.) June 6, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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