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- beta — insider information about a climb, usually about sequences or holds.
- bomber — huge handhold, or "bombproof" protection.
- Bomber — Of the highest or finest quality; huge, perfect, the best. This is a highly versatile word that some climbers use to describe just about anything. A bomber hold. A bomber day. A bomber problem. Dude, last night was bomber.
- Bouldering — A branch of rock climbing without the use of safety ropes primarily concerned with the climbing of exceptionally difficult moves on smaller rocks.
- Boulderer — a climber who considers themselves a small rock climber.
- buildering — climbing up or on buildings. Derived from bouldering, duh.
- chalk — a powdery white substance (usually magnesium carbonate) that keeps the hands dry in order to maximize grip on the rock.
- chalk bag — a bag which holds chalk.
- Chalk Pot — a big bag that holds chalk.
- Chicken wings — When your elbows start to rise, because you're running out of strength.
- choss — bad rock.
- Climbing shoes — Shoes made with sticky rubber soles fitted a few sizes too small.
- crank — pulling hard through difficult moves
- crater — to fall and hit the ground.
- crimper — a tiny hold with just enough room for fingertips.
- crux — the most difficult part of a climb.
- Deadpoint — The top of a swing or controlled lunge, when upward motion has stopped but downward fall has not yet begun.
- Deck, (to) — hitting or landing on the ground unexpectedly
- drop-knee — putting the outside edge of one's foot on a hold, then "dropping" the knee towards the ground, positioning the climber perpendicular to the rock.
- Dyno — A technical way of lunging out of control.pposite: static or boring
- Elvis leg (see also sewing machine leg) — to have a leg begin shaking sort of like Elvis Presley on stage, usually a sign of fatigue or fear.
- epic — any outrageously dangerous or annoying unforeseen event during a climb or trip.
- flapper — a cut (usually on hand or finger) that still has a flap of skin left hanging.
- flash — to complete a climb without falling.
- Flash — Climbing a problem on you first attempt
- Fontainebleau — Legendary bouldering area in France, pronounced 'fon-tan-blur' known for heinous top outs
- gardening — removal of loose rocks and plants to clear a path; can be anything from ripping out a tuft of grass to bringing in a chain saw.
- Gaston — Doing a layback with the wrong hand.
- Grade — an accepted standard, and a degree of difficulty. Contemporary bouldering uses the V Grade system
- gripped — scared.
- Highball — A boulder problem that is really high.
- Hueco — Spanish for 'hollow', Hueco's are the round sunken odd shaped holds
- John Gill — The father of modern bouldering
- lockoff — using part of one's body to hold a position or hold taking weight off the part of the body physics would dictate.
- Mantel — Often used to gain the top of a boulder, a mantel requires the boulderer to push down with their hands to allow a foot to gain the same hold as the hands when no other higher handholds are available
- Matching — Having both hands or both feet on the same hold.
- Midnight Lightening — Boulder problem in Camp 4 in Yosemite, arguably the most famous boulder problem in the world.
- Mono — A pocket small enough to only allow the use of one digit.
- Newbie — A new climber. Sometimes used negatively but remember, we were all newbies once.
- Onsight — Climbing a problem first go with no beta and no falls.
- onsight flash — a successful climb with no falls on a route where you have no beta nor have seen anyone climbing.
- Overhang — A face or boulder that is less than 90 degrees.
- peel — to lose contact with the rock possibly leading to a fall
- Pocket — a hold that is reasonable big and comfortable
- Problem — Boulderers climb problems not routes.
- Pumped — The feeling of overworked muscles.
- pumpfest — climbing several very strenuous routes.
- reachy — describes a route with a lot of long reach moves.
- rock rash — general abrasion wounds.
- Running Beta — insider information about a climb, usually about sequences that is being yelled up at you some loud-mouth as you're trying to send.
- Roof — Seriously overhanging part in a climb. The climber is more or less horizontal.
- Sandbag — a move or problem that is much harder than the grade suggests it is.
- screamer — a very long fall.
- Send — A successful ascent.
- Sewing-machine leg (see also: Elvis leg) — A leg under tension that suddenly begins to jerk up and down like a sewing machine.
- Side pull — A hand hold that needs to be held with horizontal (sideways) pressure toward the climber.
- Sit Start — Sitting on the ground to get the most movement that the boulder may allow. Often the sit start part of a problem can add a level of difficultly to a regular standing start.
- Slab — a chunk of rock that is at an angle of greater than 90 degrees. May look easy but is often hard and if the climber peels, rock rash is highly possible
- Slap — Making a dynamic movement with the hand for an open-grip hold.
- Sloper — A featureless rounded hold that takes enormous stength to hold
- smear — a small friction hold, usually a foothold.
- Spanked — To get completely worked by a problem or climb.
- Spotter — The person who stands beneath the climber to make sure their landing is as controlled as possible. This person is often responsible for preventing injury and is often the source of running beta.
- Spray — BS
- Thank-God hold — That big hold that you need at the precise moment you think you're going to peel.
- Tick Mark — small marks applied to key holds (usually foot holds) on a problem. Purists frown on tick marks. If used, it is proper practice to wipe them away when you're finished.
- topping out — to reach the top of a climb
- Traverse — A problem or section of a problem that involves lateral movement. The oposite of an up-problem.
- Up-Problem — a problem that goes up. Opposite of traverse.
- V-grade — (1) A scale used to grade boulder problems. (2) Weight in kilograms minus IQ divided by number of attempts times mat thickness in centimetres.
- V-Scale — The current grading scale used by most of the developed world. The 'V' comes from the originator of the grading scale, John Sherman.
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| 01/17/09 |
Upper Limits Rock Gym & Pro Shop, Bloomington, 14th Hangdog Jamboree Climbing Comp. |
| 02/07/09 |
St. Louis, Upper Limits Rock Gym Annual ABS Gateway Bouldering Bash. |
| 02/13/09 |
South Fork Valley, 11th Annual "Waterfall Ice" Festival hosted by South Fork Ice.. |
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