Vertical caving terminology and methods > Ladders, climbs and older techniques
A climb, typically a free climb, that is narrow enough to use both walls at once, pushing between them, and relying largely on pressure and friction for support. Formerly, this word was used mostly for avens which could be climbed in this way.
Verb; climbing a chimney by pushing between the walls.
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