Cam
Generic reference to the family of spring loaded
camming devices (SLCD) such as friends, camalots,
aliens, TCUs, etc. Also refered to as springs
(e) Levas
Campus
A dyno executed using the arms only. Comes from the
campus board where the people who do this move get the
muscle to do it.
(d) Frei h鄚gend
Campus board
A wooden training board with finger ledges that is used
for training dynos and finger power.
(d) Hangelbrett, (f) Planche d'entra螽ement, (e) Tabla de
entrenamiento
Cat, dead
Contact Greg Opland for this one...
(d) Tote Katze, (f) Chat mort, (nl) Dode kat, (i) Gatto
morte, (lat) Felis oplandis, (s) D鐰 katt, (pl) Zdechly kot
Chalk
Magic powder that makes the hands stick to even the
smoothest rock.
(d) Chalk/Magnesia, (f) Magn廥ie, (nl)
Magnesiumpoeder, (i) Magnesia, (e) Magnesio, (s) Krita,
(pl) Magnezja
Cheese grater, to
To slide down a slab while scraping the knees, hands, and face.
Chest harness
Bra-like looking harness (to be used with waist harness)
(d) Brustklettergurt, (f) Harnais, (nl) Borstgordel, (i)
Cinghia pettorale, (e) Arn廥 de pecho, (s) Br飉tsele, (pl)
upzraz piersiowa
Chickenhead
Sometimes phallic shaped, protruding lumps that make
excellent hand or footholds on granite, etc.
(d) Zacke / Felsk鞿fel, (f-c) Banane, (e) Chile / cuerno
Chimney
A wide crack that accomodates (most of) the body of the
climber.
(d)Kamin, (f) Chemin嶪, (nl) Schoorsteen, (i) Camino, (e)
Chimenea, (s) Kamin, (pl) Komin
Chimney, to
A climbing technique used to conquer chimneys. Usually
requires the use of the back and feet, arms, head and
other body parts.
Chipped hold
A hold created with a hamer and chisel by a moron
uncapable of doing the climb as it is.
(d) Geschlagener Griff, (f) Prise taill嶪, (i) Presa scavata,
(s) Chippade grepp
Chock
Generic reference to the family of passive wired
protection devices, also called nuts, stoppers, wires, and
rocks.
(e) Nueces
Chockstone
A stone wedged between a crack, a chimney, etc.
(s) Kilsten
Chute
A very steep gully. The word chute is french for fall and
refers to the rockfall that is very common in a chute.
Class
A number designating the overal technical level of a
route. The first number in the YDS designates the class
of the climb. Here's the different classes...
(e) Clase
Clean
Climbing without falling or dogging.
(f) Enchaicirc;ner (une voie), (e) Escalada limpia
Clean
Aid climbing without hammering.
(e) Limpiar
Clean, to
To remove the pro from a route. Usually done by the
follower.
(d) Abbauen / Ausra楳en, (pl) Czyste
Cliff
A vertical piece of rock good for climbing (see also
Crag).
(d) Fels, (f) Falaise, (nl) Rots, (i) Falesia, (e) Risco, (s)
Klippa, (pl) Skala
Cliffhanger
Not just a silly film with Wolfgang G棊lich and Ron
Kauk, but also the name for a small hooking device used
to aid climb up small ledges and pockets.
Climb, to
(d) Klettern, (f) Grimper, (nl) Klimmen, (i)
Arrampicare/scalare, (e) Escalar, (s) Kl酹tra, (pl)
Wspinac sie
Climb, a
(d) Kletterei, (f) Escalade, (nl) Klim, (i) Arrampicata , (e)
Escalada, (s) Led/Tur
"Climbing"
What the climber shouts after the belayer screams "Belay
on".
(d) "Komme", (f) "Parti", (nl) "Ik kom", (i)
"parto"/"vengo", (e) "Voy", (s) "Jag kl酹trar", (pl) "Ide"
Climbing gym
The second best thing to real rock (Aka "wall" in the
UK).
(d) Kletterhalle, (f) Mur d'escalade / Salle d'escalade,
(nl) Klimzaal/Klimhal, (i) Palestra, (e) Muro artificial de
escalada, (s) Inomhusv輍g
Climbing shoes
Shoes made of sticky rubber that would have fit you
comfortable when you were ten.
(d) Kletterschuhe, (f) Chaussons d'escalade, (nl)
Klimschoenen, (i) Scarpe da roccia / scarpette / pedule,
(e) Botas de escala / tenis de escalada, (e-argentina)
pedulas / zapatillas de escalada, (s) Kl酹terskor, (pl)
Pantofle / buty wspinaczkowe
"Climb when ready"
The British equivalent of "Belay on".
(e) "Cuando est廥 listo", (e-argentina) "veni"
Clip, to
The reassuring action of putting the rope through a
karabiner (that is attached to a piece of pro).
(d) Einh鄚gen, (f) Mousquetonner, (pl) wpiac sie
Clove hitch
A useful, easily adjustable climbing knot usually used to
tie the rope into a karibiner.
(d) Mastwurf, (f) Noeud de cabestan, (i) Nodo barcaiolo,
(e) Cola de cochino, (s) Dubbelt halvslag
Col
A steep, high mountain pass.
(f) Col
Cord
Thin static rope (5, 5.5 or 6 mm)
(d) Reepschnur, (f) Cordelette, (nl) Prusiktouw, (i)
Cordino, (e) Cordino / cordeleta, (s) Repsn顤e
Corner
Inside corner (see dihedral) or outside corner.
(f) Diedre, (i) Diedro, (e) Esquina, (s) H顤n
Corn snow
Unconsolidated granular snow that has gone through a
short freeze-and-thaw process. This type of snow is
prevalent throughout the High Sierra in April and May.
Couloir
A steep gully which may have snow or ice.
(f) Couloir
Crack, in rock
A gap or fissure in the rock varying in width from nail to
bodywidth.
(d) Ri (f) Fissure, (nl) (Rots)-spleet, (i) Fessura, (e)
Grieta, (s) Spricka, (pl) Rysa
Crag
Name for a (small) climbing area.
(d) Klettergarten, (f) Falaise, (i) Falesia, (s) Klippa, (pl)
Skala
Crampons
Very pointy footware use to walk glaciers or climb ice.
(d) Steigeisen, (f) Crampons, (nl) Stijgijzers, (i) Ramponi,
(e) Crampones, (s) Stegj酺n
Crank, to
To pull on a hold as hard as you can, and then some.
(d) Durchziehen
Crater, to
To fall and hit the ground, as in "I almost cratered".
(f) Se gaufrer/se vautrer/se planter/d憝isser, (s) Kratra,
(pl) glebowac
Crest
The very top of a ridge or arete.
Crevasse
A crack in the surface of a glacier.
(d) (Gletscher-)spalte, (f) Crevasse, (nl)
(Gletscher-)spleet, (i) Crepaccio, (e) Grieta, (s)
Glaci酺spricka, (pl) szczelina
Crimper
A very small hold that accepts only the finger tips.
(d) Kratzer / Pinchi, (f) Gratton, (i) Tacca, (e) Grieta de
dedos
Crux
The hard bit.
(d) Crux/Schlue絽lstelle, (f) Le pas/Crux, (nl)
Sleutelpassage, (i) Passo chiave, (e) Paso clave, (s) Krux
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