Thank you so much for keeping this quick and brief. I’m a beginner and so another video explaining terms for 15 minutes. I didn’t click on it because I didn’t want to spend so much time. Finally I understand what people want from me when they yell „match“
You missed all of the fun ones like aid, slap, heel hook, toe hook, claaaaaasic, zero star, brown point, vita mix, low earth orbit, starfish, and bat hang. Many more sport and trad terms as well.
back flag, knee bar, heel hook, toes hook, frog, compression,... always nice too watch you :-) toes hook catch I don't know what else I'm sick this days cant wait to go back climbing
thanks for this video, as a beginner climber who is really into watching competitions, i hear a lot these terms but don’t know all of their meanings, this is just great! i learned many new ones and even showed the bridging jump part to my mom! :D also points for being only 3min long and so informative!
Really nice clip with important line of terminology !!! Just these ideas can be exercised on a good hanging board concentrating on correct finger grip alignment ! Well-done !!!
Some other terms (some I'm personally not sure of the exact meaning!): Spicy; Burly; Hard vs. Soft grading; Tekkers; Knacky; Rainbow Rocket; Beta Break...
Spotting is done outside, dont stand under a climber in a gym when there are 2 meters in the air, they fall on and you both get hurt. People "spot" with a mat in their hands
Sand bagged/sand bagging is when a route is rated lower than you think it is, you go up to a crag that is rated 5.9 only to find that the person who rated it was a twat and it is much harder than a 5.9. Imagine it like you having to climb a 5.9 with a sandbag tied to your waist. A good excuse to stop climbing something without damaging your pride. Can be used in terms such as, "This one is totally sandbagged", "Yeah it says 5.9 but its really a sandbagged 5.11", "It's not my fault bro I was sandbagged'
One I recently learned is deadpoint, a technique where you jump for a hold without at least one foot leaving its starting position. It's a cousin of the dyno
I've heard at least 3 different definitions of deadpoint. 1) you do a dyno with one point of contact left on the wall 2) you do a full dyno but catch the hold at the "dead point" of inertia where your upward momentum stops but gravity hasn't claimed you yet (think Wile E Coyote) 3) it's a controlled or semi controlled fall with one or two point of contact still on the wall, most sane application is going into a double hand-smear on a sidewall.
Got a good amount in there for sure but there are a few that you missed but I’m sure you’ll cover them later. One thing I wanna say though is a ghost match can also be called a Houdini match depending on who you talk to
"PUNTER" : or to punt, seizing defeat from the jaws of victory. Commonly misinterpreted to mean new or beginner climber but actually applies to all levels and disciplines.
Definition: Gumby /ɡʌmbi:/ A climber who often approaches climbs or climbing without the requisite knowledge or respect to be able to assess the risks, and keep themselves and others safe. Best resolved by watching videos on Catalyst Climbing's RU-vid Channel. 😉
The essential word "dab" was not included! Also "sick dude" which is an expression when you watched too much Daniel Woods with your friends and you go climbing together. And maybe "backflagging" (a flag on the other side of the thigh) , "sandbagged grade" (a too low grade given by a climber who is not aware that after 2 years of campusing he is 5 grades stronger), "6a" (any boulder between 6a and 8c as a clever joke after sending it), yo there's a lot...
There's a video of Louis climbing the wall at 00:20 sideways, with his hands on one corner and toe hooks on the other corner. I can't find the video. Please somebody help!
If an arete (at a climbing gym) is a corner, then what do you call the opposite? How does one avoid confusion here when saying start in that corner and climb out?
When you do a climb without looking at it. No beta created no knowledge of what the climb is besides the start holds and difficultly. Every on sight is a flash But not every flash is an on sight.
