In rock climbing, a whipper is an especially hard or dynamic fall where the rope is weighed by a significant load. A fall is considered hard when the climber falls beyond at least one piece of protection, which in trad climbing would mean the last placed cam or nut and in sport climbing would be the last successfully clipped quickdraw. The term 'whipper' comes from the whipping motion a climber will take if an unskilled belayer cuts the fall short, limiting the dynamic stretching nature of the rope and causing a pendulum effect (often into the wall). It has become ubiquitous, however, with a hard fall, regardless of whether the pendulum effect is achieved or not.
Whippers can be very dramatic falls, often for some distance. The distance of a whipper is determined by a number of factors, including rope stretch, any slack in the rope before the climber is ejected, and discrepancies in the relative weights between the climber and the belayer.
When a whipper is particularly long and the load great, a belayer will be lifted from the ground, occasionally all the way up to the first piece of protection or bolt. Depending on how far up the route the climber has gone, the climber may fall far enough to meet the belayer at an even level or even pass the belayer on the way down. This effect is known as teabagging in the rock climbing community, and is most common when a climber is significantly heavier than their belayer, but can happen in various other circumstances as well.
Dynamic rope is very well-suited to handle whippers, which can often be dramatically long and put a great deal of strain on a rope and equipment. Dynamic rope is rated by the UIAA to handle a specific number of whippers before being retired.
Whippers can be very dramatic falls, often for some distance. The distance of a whipper is determined by a number of factors, including rope stretch, any slack in the rope before the climber is ejected, and discrepancies in the relative weights between the climber and the belayer.
When a whipper is particularly long and the load great, a belayer will be lifted from the ground, occasionally all the way up to the first piece of protection or bolt. Depending on how far up the route the climber has gone, the climber may fall far enough to meet the belayer at an even level or even pass the belayer on the way down. This effect is known as teabagging in the rock climbing community, and is most common when a climber is significantly heavier than their belayer, but can happen in various other circumstances as well.
Dynamic rope is very well-suited to handle whippers, which can often be dramatically long and put a great deal of strain on a rope and equipment. Dynamic rope is rated by the UIAA to handle a specific number of whippers before being retired.
by wingerwingman December 21, 2008
A state of being where someone is being especially cute, funny, or exhibiting characteristics that only they or the people closest to them would have. Usually used between very close relationships to show love, or to make fun of in a caring way.
Christopher: Hehe, I got a new coat! I got a new blue coat! Yay!
Hailey: Oh my goodness, there is such big whipperness going on over here.
Hailey: Oh my goodness, there is such big whipperness going on over here.
by upgirl13 December 12, 2010
Speed, amphetamine.
The thing that you put 'cream bulbs'(Nitrous Oxide) in, so that you can inhale it to get a 5 minute high.
The thing that you put 'cream bulbs'(Nitrous Oxide) in, so that you can inhale it to get a 5 minute high.
"Let's go get on the whipper."
"My dad confiscated my whipper when he found out what I was using it for."
"My dad confiscated my whipper when he found out what I was using it for."
by Diego September 11, 2003
A small child.
Short for whippersnapper, an archaic English term used to describe lazy young people who would snap whips to pass the time. The shortened “whipper” is used in some of the many dialects of the southern United States, particularly in rural and agricultural communities.
Short for whippersnapper, an archaic English term used to describe lazy young people who would snap whips to pass the time. The shortened “whipper” is used in some of the many dialects of the southern United States, particularly in rural and agricultural communities.
by borregano March 31, 2018
by od April 22, 2003
"Damn Jerome, your girl is such a whipper. She got you whipped to the point where you can't even hang out with your friends anymore."
by SkOOp May 1, 2006
by Katiekat546 December 16, 2013