Ladders, climbs and older techniques
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Vertical caving terminology and methods
Ladders, climbs and older techniques
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- Ladder, electron ladder, elektron ladder, wire ladder, rope ladder
- Spreader
- Wire trace, wire belay, wire tether, wire strop
- Maypole, scaling pole
- Climb
- Free climb, clamber
- Rope climb, roped climb, handline climb
- Scaling (a pitch), scaling (a wall)
- Chimney
- Thrutch, shimmy
- Handhold, hold, jug, pocket
- Foothold, toe hold
- Cairn, carn, rock pile, rock steps, rock tower
- Bunk-up, knee up, leg up, boost, assist, human ladder, human foothold
- Pin, peg, spike
- Handline, knotted handline, knotted rope
- Lead climbing ("free climbing" in climbing terminology)
- Aid climb
- Bolting, bolt climbing
- Belay (pronounced "BEE-lay", not "bu-LAY")
- Bidet
- Belayer (pronounced "BEE-layer", not "bu-LAY-er")
- Belay device, belaying device, belay, belay plate, Sticht plate, stitch plate, ATC, ABD
- Body belay
- Lifeline
- Top roping
- Bottom roping, bottom belaying
- Self belaying, self top-roping, self lifelining, self lining ("top rope solo" in USA)
- Slack
- Spotting
- Winch, windlass, whim, capstan, hoist, gin, engine
- Lowering
- Hauling
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