Definitions by GayClimber
Nuts
Aka chocks, nuts are expensive hunks of metal for rock climbing. Climbers must select the perfect to nut carefully slot into a constriction between two rocks. Nut placements are fiddly but at least they don’t walk like cams!
“Don’t forget to grab my nuts and cams before you lead the next pitch!”
“That was a bomber nut, it had perfect contact with the rock”
“That was a bomber nut, it had perfect contact with the rock”
Nuts by GayClimber May 18, 2025
Yarding
In climbing, yarding is pulling on something with all you’ve got. Most often used to describe pulling on a hold with both hands.
“Don’t yard on that death block, it’s not solid!”
“I was yarding on that nut but it wouldn’t budge, nice placement!”
“I was yarding on that nut but it wouldn’t budge, nice placement!”
Yarding by GayClimber May 18, 2025
Dry fire
In climbing, when you’re pulling really hard on a hold (usually a crimp) and your fingers slip off with absolutely no warning, sending your ass to the pad.
When you dry fire it’s not uncommon to leave a chunk of your knuckle on the hold. Your fingers might also snap shut so fast that they hit your palm and it sounds like you pulled a pulley. Or you might actually pull a pulley.
When you dry fire it’s not uncommon to leave a chunk of your knuckle on the hold. Your fingers might also snap shut so fast that they hit your palm and it sounds like you pulled a pulley. Or you might actually pull a pulley.
*climber falls suddenly*
“Girl did you just pull a pulley?!”
“Nah just dry fired on that stupid slimp”
“Girl did you just pull a pulley?!”
“Nah just dry fired on that stupid slimp”
Dry fire by GayClimber April 27, 2025
Slimper
In rock climbing, a slippery, slopery crimp—the hold you don’t want to use but you have to. You can’t get good purchase on it.
Slimper by GayClimber April 27, 2025
Slimp
A slippery crimp hold in rock climbing. Something you don’t want to pull on when you’re runout from your last piece of pro, but it’s the only option so chalk up!
“Oh Jesus these hold suck”
*peels off and takes a whipper*
Yells to belayer: “that slimp was so freaking polished!”
*peels off and takes a whipper*
Yells to belayer: “that slimp was so freaking polished!”
Slimp by GayClimber April 27, 2025
Edging
Standing on very small rock features with the edges of your climbing shoes. Edging usually takes place on face routes typically feels a bit desperate. It’s best to have aggressive shoes if you’re doing a lot of edging.
Edging by GayClimber April 27, 2025