Vertical caving terminology and methods > Ladders, climbs and older techniques
A tight or confined chimney or traverse, where wriggling or shuffling movements are required to make progress. Shimmy might refer to slightly easier ones with more handholds and footholds. Thrutch might refer to more difficult ones, particularly horizontal traverses, without any holds. However, the two words are mostly interchangeable.
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