nawashi n.— «The unfortunate side effect is the influx of what I call “the kimono boys.” They’re American white guys who call themselves “authentic Japanese rope masters.”…These rope masters say they have studied “the traditional...
jumaring n.— «He was accompanied by the rescuers, who ascended on their own ropes with a rope climbing technique called Jumaring.» —“Man and dog rescued from Tramore cliffs” by Waterford News & Star in...
woo-woo adj.— «I am curious how they handle this particular song, since surely our slightly woo-woo preschool, which decorated paper Easter eggs for “spring” while seemingly making an effort not to actually mention Easter...
beta n.— «A flash has come to mean the ascent of a route with no weighting of the rope (falls, hangs, etc.) It also generally connotes no significant pre-inspection, beta, etc. An “a vue” ascent is a flash with *absolutely* no...
hangdogging n.— «Hangdogging: Dangling from a rope after a fall.» —“Why indoor rock climbing is the height of fashion” by Sharon Doyle Driedger Maclean’s (Can.) Sept. 18, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued...
slave n.— «BELAY DOG or SLAVE: An affectionate term for non-climbers willing to handle the safety rope all day.» —“It’s ‘mutants’ against the ‘rock’ at new indoor climbing center” by Rick Ansorge Colorado Springs...