The Climbing Dictionary <S>

Saddle 
     A high pass that looks somewhat like the horsewear. Not
     quite as steep as a col. 

"Safe" 
     The British equivalent of "Off Belay". 
     (d) "Stand", (f) "Relais" / "V歊h, (nl) "Stand", (i)
     "Posto" / "Molla", (e) "Libre", (s) "L輍g av" 

Scrambling 
     Easy climbing, usually unroped. 
     (d) Kraxeln, (f) Randonner, (e) Trepar, (s) L酹t Kl酹tring 

Screamer 
     A very, very long fall. 
     (f) M嶲a-plomb, (i) Mina / Randa 

Screamer 
     Special piece of equipment meant to reduce the impact of
     a screamer (the fall) on the belay system. 
     (i) Dissipatore 

Scree 
     Loose rocks and stones that cover the slope below a cliff.
     With every step, scree slides under your feet. 

Second 
     The climber who follows the leader. See also following. 
     (d) Nachsteiger, (i) Secondo, (e) Segundo 

Send, to 
     To climb a route with ease. "I'm gonna send this route,
     dude!" 

Sewing-machine leg or arm 
     A leg (or arm) under tension that suddenly starts jerking
     up and down like a sewing machine. Stretch the muscle,
     take a deep breath, and don't think of falling... (see also:
     to Elvis). 
     (d) N鄣maschine, (s) Symaskin, (pl) Telegraf

Sharp end 
     The end of the rope to which the leader is attached. 

SH** ! 
     Often heard during a fall... (Well educated climbers in
     the UK sometimes say "sugar" - but only if they're not
     in too much trouble). 
     (d) Scheisse !, (f) Merde!, (f-c) "Chite!", (nl) Shit!, (i)
     "Merda!", (e) Mierda!, (s) Dj銥lar!, (pl) Cholera / Kurcze
     / Kurde

Short roping 
     Technique where both climbers are tied close together
     into the middle of the rope. The rest of the rope is then
     carried over the shoulders in a coil. Frequently used for
     simul-climbing. The term (and technique?) is used
     frequently in the Canadian Rockies. 

Short roping 
     Belaying technique where the belayer keeps the leader
     under tension in an attempt reduce the length of a fall.
     Tony Bubb will gladly give you an exposon the dangers
     of this technique. 

Side pull 
     A hand hold that needs to be held with a horizontal
     (sideways) pull. 
     (d) Piaz-Griff / Seitgriff, (f) Prise verticale, (i) Maniglia
     rovescia, (s) Sidotag / Sidogrepp, (pl) Odciag

Sierra wave 
     A lenticular cloud (quite rare in the Alps). 

Slab 
     Flat and seemingly featureless, not quite vertical piece of
     rock. 
     (d) Platte, (f) Dalle, (nl) Plaat, (i) Lastra / Lastrone /
     Placca, (e) Laja, (s) Sva / Platta, (pl) pologa plyta

"Slack" 
     Yelled when the climber needs more rope (e.g. to clip
     into protection). 
     (d) "Seil", (f) "Mou", (nl) "Touw", (i) "Corda" ("Lasco"),
     (e) "Cuerda", (s) "Slacka", (pl) "Luz"

Slingshot 
     A toprope setup where the belayer belays on the ground
     (where the climber starts climbing) and the rope is
     pre-clipped through the anchor at the top of the climb. 

Sloper 
     Pathetic downward slanting hold. (Usually look like
     buckets from below.)
     (d) (Absch榊siger) Aufleger, (f) Prise fuyante, (i)
     Appiglio spiovente 

Smearing 
     Foot technique where a big part of the climbing shoe is
     used to generate as much friction as possible. The
     opposite of edging. 
     (d) Auf reibung stehen, (f) Adh廨ence, (i) Aderenza, (e)
     Fricci鏮, (s) Smeara 

Soloing 
     Climbing alone, though not necessarily without the
     protection of a rope (see also free solo). 
     (d) Solo klettern, (f) Soloer, (e) Escalar en solitario 

Sport climbing 
     Climbing routes of (extreme ?) gymnastic difficulty
     while protection oneself by clipping copiously numbered
     and generously spaced preplaced free protection. 
     (d)Sportklettern, (f) Escalade sportive, (nl)
     Sportklimmen, (i) Arrempicata sportiva, (e) Escalada
     deportiva (s) Sportkl酹tring, (pl) Wspinaczka sportowa

Stem, to 
     Bridging with the feet between two holds. 
     (d) Stemmen, (f) Se mettre en opposition, (i)
     Opposizione, (e) Oposici鏮, (s) St鄝ma / Sprajsa 

"Stick it" 
     American slang meaning "hold on" or "go for it". 
     (f) "Allez !", (e) "Asegura" 

Sticht plate 
     A belay device consisting of a plate with two slots in it.
     An original creation by Franz Sticht. 
     (d) Sticht Bremse, (f) Plaquette d'assurance, (f-c)
     Plaque-frein, (i) Piastrina sticht, (e) Placa Sticht, (s)
     Stichtbroms 

Summit 
     The top of a mountain or rock. 
     (d) Gipfel, (f) Sommet, (nl) Top, (i) Cima, (e) Cima /
     cumbre, (s) Topp, (pl) Szczyt

Summit, to 
     To reach the summit. 
     (d) Gipfeln, (e) Encumbrar



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