Related:

• water knot: rope configuration used by sea cliff climbers who tend to fall a lot.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• handhold: what two climbers do during long bivouacs on narrow ledges.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• heading: going to the latrine. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• buttress: outer garment specially designed for a woman with a large posterior.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• boulder: place close to the ground to practice falling.
  when climbers aren't climbing, they like to sharpen their skills by bouldering on large rocks located in places frequented by impressionable tourists....
• fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• off width crack: remark made in a smartass manner.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• bashie: climber who pendulums out of control. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• Essentials: everything you left at home. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982