Climbing Dictionary rope Gear Institute - Best in

Gear Institute - Best in Class 2014

The large rope contact area reduces material wear

cord will be folded in half to make the eye

Ueli Steck: My Life in Climbing provides the history of each mountain and route

honing his concepts into a very readable and colorfully illustrated book

Climbing Dictionary rope Gear Institute - Best inIn this hilarious yet authoritative illustrated lexicon of climbing terms and slang, former Climbing Editor in Chief Matt Samet has compiled a reference of more than 650 terms used by climbers and mountaineers around the world. The Climbing Dictionary runs the gamut from technical terms (belay, harness, rappel, Stopper) to slang (dab, choking the cobra, gaston, old dad, pimpy), to regional (such as the South's "baby butt" slopers), antiquated ("press