Pass
The lowest passage between two mountains. The french -
but not just the french - know this as a col. The
mathematicians would call this the saddle point.
(d) Pass, (f) Col, (i) Sella / Colle / Passo / Valico, (e)
Collado / puerto, (s) Pass
Party ledge
A somewhat larger ledge used to rest (and party !) during
a particularly hard or long climb. Sometimes used to
refer to the belay station on a multipitch climb.
(f) Terrasse ("vire" is a somewhat narrower ledge), (i)
Terrazza, (nl) Plateau, (e) Repisa
Pendulum
A swing on the rope, either intentional to gain a distant
anchor on big wall climbs or unintentional when falling
during a traverse with not enough pro in place.
(d) Pendeln / Pendelquergang, (f) Pendule, (i) (Traversata
a) pendolo, (e) P幯dulo, (s) Pendeltravers / Pendla
Pig
The haul bag.
(d) Sau
Pillar
Outside corner
(d) Pfeiler, (f) Pilier, (nl) Pijler, (i) Pilastro, (e) Pilar, (s)
Pelare
Pink point
To red-point a climb where the pro and runners have
been pre-placed.
(d) Rotpunkt mit eingeh鄚gte Schlingen (Rotkreuz ???)
Pitch
A section of climb between two belays and no longer
than the length of one rope (this used to mean 45m,
nowadays pitches can also be 50 or even 60m long --
check your topo).
(d) Seillaenge, (f) Longueur, (nl) Touwlengte, (i) Tiro, (e)
Largo (de cuerda), (s) Repl鄚gd, (pl) Wyciag
Piton
Metal spike hammered into a crack (has come in disuse
for all but some special applications) (Aka "peg" in the
UK).
(d) Haken, (f) Piton, (nl) (Mep)haak, (i) Chiodo, (e) Pit鏮
/ clavo
Pocket
A hold formed by a (small) depression in the rock.
(d) Loch/Fingerloch, (nl) Gat/vingergat, (i) Buca da dito,
(s) Ficka, (pl) Dziurka
Portaledge
A hanging tent with built in bed used on big walls (and
big trees).
Pro, Protection
Anchors placed during the climb to protect the leader.
Beware: even properly placed pro does not prevent
pregnancy or the transmission of STDs.
(d) Sicherungsmittel, (f) Protection, (nl) Zekering, (i)
Protezione, (e) Protecci鏮 / anclaje, (s) S鄢ring
Prusik
The sliding knot or the method to ascend a rope (named
after its inventer Dr. Karl Prusik).
(d) Prusik, (nl) Prusik, (i) Prusik, (e) Prusik, (s) Prusik
Pumped
The feeling of overworked muscles. Most climbers are
familiar with the forearm pump: too much finger work
causes the forearms to swell and the strength to
disappear. With a serious forearm pump, even holding a
glass of beer can become a serious challenge.
(d) Dicke arme (or any other body part), (f) Avoir les
bouteilles/Daub (nl) Verzuurd, (i) Acciaiato, (s)
Pumpad
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