Face climbing
Not crack climbing.
(d) Wandklettern / Plattenklettern, (nl) Wandklimmen,
(f) Grimper en dalle, (i) Arrampicata su
parete/Arrampicata in placca, (e) Escalada exterior, (s)
V輍gkl酹tring, (pl) wspinaczka po plycie
Fall, to
A dynamic retreat from a climb (free-solo rappel). Note
that it is never the fall that kills, it's the landing.
(d) Stuerzen, (f) Prendre un plomb / Voler / Tomber, (nl)
Vallen, (i) Cadere / Volare, (e) Caer / volar, (s) Ramla,
Falla, (pl) odpasc
"Falling"
Yelled when a climber is (about to) fall.
(d) "Ich st槀ze", (f) "Sec" (eqv. to 'up rope'), (nl) "Ik val",
(i) "Volo", (e) "Caigo"
Fall factor
The length of the fall divided by the amount of rope paid
out.
(d) Sturzfaktor, (f) Facteur de chute, (i) Fattore di caduta,
(e) Factor de ca獮a, (s) Fallfaktor
FecoFile
A PVC tube used to store solid human waste on big
walls. Aka the Shit Tube.
Fifi hook
An open hook used to allow easy clipping during aid
climbing. Usually found on aiders, daisy chains, etc.
(d) Fifihaken, (f) Crochet goutte d'eau ?, (i) Gancio fiffi,
(e) Fif (s) Fiffikrok
Figure 8
Metal rappelling/belaying device shaped like an 8.
(d) Achter/Abseilachter, (f) Descendeur en huit (Huit),
(nl) Acht, (i) L'otto (il discensore), (e) Ocho, (s) 懿ta, (pl)
Osemka
Figure of eight
Very popular and solid tie-in knot.
(d) Achtknoten, (f) Noeud en huit (Huit), (nl)
Acht/achtknoop, (i) Nodo a otto / Savoia inseguito, (e)
Nudo de ocho, (s) 懿taknut, (pl) Osemka
Fingerlock
Masochistic technique to twist and wedge the fingers
into a crack.
(d) Fingerklemmtechnik in Rissen, (f) Verrou (de doigt),
(nl) Vingerverklemming, (i) Incastro di dita, (e)
Encu鎙dura de dedos, (s) Fingerjam
Firn
Old, well consolidated snow. Often a left-over from the
previous season. Closer to ice than snow in density, it
may require the use of crampons.
Fisherman
Simple knot to tie two ropes together. The double
fisherman knot, however, is more popular.
(d) Spierenstich, (f) Noeud de p璚heur, (nl) Visserssteek,
(i) Nodo a contrasto semplice, (e) Pescador, (s)
Fiskarknop
Flash
To lead a climb with no falls or dogging and with no
previous attempts on the climb. Two variations exist: the
onsight flash (where the climber has never seen the climb
before) and the beta flash (where the climber has studied
the climb before or has seen someone do the climb). See
there.
(f) Encha滱er en t皻e
Flake
A thin bit of rock that is detached from the main face.
(d) Schuppe, (f) 丱aille, (i) Scaglia, (e) Laja, (s) flak, (pl)
Pletwa
Flared
A crack or chimney with sides that are not parallel, but
instead form two converging planes of rock.
Following
Not leading a climb.
(d) Nachsteigen, (f) Grimper en second / Grimper en
moulinette, (nl) Naklimmen, (i) Seguire (andare da
secondo), (e) Segundear / escalar de segundo, (s) F闤ja
Free climbing
Moving up a rock using only hands, feet, and natural
holds. Ropes and pro are only used for protection of the
climber and not for progression.
(d) Frei klettern, (f) Escalade libre, (nl) Vrijklimmen, (i)
Scalata/arrampicata libera, (e) Escalada libre, (s)
Frikl酹tring
Free solo
Free climbing while using no ropes for protection. You
fall - you die.
(d)Free solo klettern, (f) Solo, (nl) Solo, (i) Arrampicata
in solitaria, (e) Escalada solitaria / Superlibre, (s) Frisolo
Friend
Trade name for the original camming devices, now also
available as Camalots, TCU's, Quads, Aliens, Big Dudes,
etc.
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