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Climbing technique - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Ability, Acquaintance, Address, Algorithm, Aptitude, Arrangement, Art, Artistry, Atmosphere, Attack, Balance, Capability, Capacity, Color, Command |
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A climbing technique is a technique used in climbing.
- heel hook
- hooking your heel behind a grip for balance
- toe hook
- hooking your toe behind a grip for balance
- finger jam, hand jam, fist jam
- jamming a body part in a crack to use as a hold
- chest jam
- method for resting
- arm bar, elbow bar
- larger jams
- no-hands rest
- method for resting without using your hands
- holding a grip tendu or arqué
- different ways of holding a grip
- piazzing
- method for climbing a vertical ledge
- chimneying
- method for climbing a chimney
- Egyptian (climbing)
- method for reducing tension in arms when holding a side grip
- mantling (climbing)
- boosting upwards with only ones arms, ending with arms fully extended downwards
External Links
climbing.tropic.org.uk has lots of info on climbing techniques
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Example Usage of technique |
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GiftedMusic313: RT @bygbaby: "@GiftedMusic313 What program are you in?" (I'm in a program for voice-over technique. It's really cool!) |
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iCraft: SMOKEY QUARTZ SIZZLER: FACETED SMOKEY QUARTZ GEMSTONE RING CRAFTER IN A technique KNOWN AS WIRE WRAP DONE WITH 14K G... http://bit.ly/i5V5W |
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govex: Collège technique Saint-Henri asbl, Avenue Royale, 50, 7700 Mouscron, Belgique, à l'attention de Benoît Faingnae... http://bit.ly/8t2SsB |
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