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Poor technique or 'body climbing', often making a move more difficult than it need be. Also: A grunting, heaving action synonymous with climbing.
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Process of setting equipment or anchors for safety. Equipment or anchors used for arresting falls. Commonly known as Pro.
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Refers to the last member or the tail of a climbing group. The sweeper's task is to spot and retrieve things that may have accidentally fallen from the preceding climbers; to make sure that no mess or gear is left behind; and to make sure that the rear is keeping up with the whole team. The term "sweeper", a Filipino contribution to mountaineering vocabulary was introduced in 1998 and was inspired by The Cleaner character in the 1990 film Nikita, also known as La Femme Nikita by Luc Besson.
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Setting and cleaning ones own protection on an ascent; climbing by oneself.
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Small, loose, broken rocks, often at the base of a cliff. Also an area or slope covered in scree. Scree is distinguished from Talus by its smaller size and looser configuration.
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Someone that volunteers for, or is tricked into, repeated belaying duties without partaking in any of the actual climbing.
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Specialized indoor climbing centres. See gym climbing. (Usually just called a 'climbing wall' in Britain).
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