Related:

• barometer: scientific instrument used to locate mountain taverns.
  see brake bar. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• falling barometer: barometer that has slipped out of a pocket when climbing.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• bar-tacking: sideways veering when approaching or leaving a mountain tavern.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• ling: versatile strap dating to biblical times. when david the israelite descended into the vale of elah, after a hard day of climbing, he used a sling to slay the philistine goliath.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• mohair: hair of a mo. see scree. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• fall: good time of year for climbing. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• heading: going to the latrine. -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982
• boot-ax belay: highly developed technique for ruining an ice ax, destroying a rope, and shortening a climbing day.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...
• binding: discomfort caused by tight undergarments.
  -- "An Alphabet for Mountaineers", Climbing 1982...