climbing wall
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Climbing wall — Climbing a rock textured wall with belay, modular hand holds, incuts, and protrusions A climbing wall is an artificially constructed wall with grips for hands and feet, usually used for indoor climbing, but sometimes located outdoors as well.… … Wikipedia
climbing wall — noun A wall, specially constructed with hand and foot holds for practising mountaineering and rock climbing techniques • • • Main Entry: ↑climb * * * noun, pl ⋯ walls [count] : a wall that is specially designed to be climbed and that is used to… … Useful english dictionary
climbing wall — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms climbing wall : singular climbing wall plural climbing walls a wall with special holes, cracks, and lumps in it, usually in a building, that people use for practising climbing rocks … English dictionary
climbing wall — noun Date: 1985 a wall specially designed for climbing and often built to simulate a rocky surface … New Collegiate Dictionary
climbing wall — noun a wall simulating a rock face, used for climbing practice … English new terms dictionary
Climbing hold — A climber using resin climbing holds on an artificial wall A climbing hold is a shaped grip that is usually attached to a climbing wall so climbers can grab or step on it. On most walls, climbing holds are arranged in paths, called routes, by… … Wikipedia
Climbing equipment — A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the… … Wikipedia
Climbing — This article is about Human climbing. For climbing in other animals, see Arboreal locomotion. For other uses, see Climbing (disambiguation). Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England … Wikipedia
Climbing styles — Rock climbing may be divided into two broad categories: free climbing and aid climbing. * Free climbing requires the climber use only his/her bodily strength for upward progress. Commonly confused with free soloing which means to climb without a… … Wikipedia
Climbing formwork — on a future residential skyscraper in Takapuna, New Zealand the whole white upperstructure is actually formwork and associated working facilities. Climbing formwork is a special type of formwork for vertical concrete structures that rises with… … Wikipedia
