Glossary of Climbing Terms

by **Bacchus** » 31 Mar 2008, 22:28

Mel McKinney wrote:Where are the karens?

now that's funny

by **Gossnath** » 31 Mar 2008, 22:57

Cairn
A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail above treeline.

by **hotrod** » 01 Apr 2008, 06:52

Anyone catch the misspelling in the definition for Slack? I didn't know ropes went to school. :lol:

by **CO Native** » 01 Apr 2008, 08:06

hotrod wrote:Anyone catch the misspelling in the definition for Slack? I didn't know ropes went to school.

Nice catch.

by **CO Native** » 01 Apr 2008, 08:34

Gossnath wrote:Cairn
A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail above treeline.

I guess you missed this post.

by **stevevets689** » 01 Apr 2008, 13:26

In case any of you are ever climbing in Australia...
http://www.tradgirl.com/climbing_faq/translations/australian_english.htm

Note: Some foul language

by **La Mula** » 01 Apr 2008, 14:04

No "screaming barfies", "crag hags", nor "station copulation"?

What kinda dictionary is this? I mean 95% of the DLFA glossary is completely omitted.

by **Greenhouseguy** » 01 Apr 2008, 15:53

Careful, ya'll. There's a different definition for teabagging out there. :oops:

by **lodidodi** » 01 Apr 2008, 16:34

Teabagging a girfriend and taking a picture after a night of drinking is not a good idea.

by **TrojanMan** » 10 May 2008, 23:25

Cairn = duck? Is that right?

by **JA_son27** » 11 May 2008, 06:55

I still like the definition of "Fall"

by **Bullwinkle** » 11 May 2008, 09:43

After all these years ... I always thought a buttress was when you finally get to sit down. :lol:

A few more candidates:
* Delusiana - A state where people willfully dismiss inconvenient or unpleasant facts.
* Irritable jowl syndrome - One who becomes a bit cranky on the trail, and doesn't mind telling others about it.
* Skirtosa Nervosa - A bail-out move made at the juxtaposition of competent and incompetent for the task at hand.

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