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!”
by GayClimber May 19, 2025
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”
by GayClimber May 19, 2025
A mess. Originally referred to tangled rock climbing ropes, but can be used for other chaotic, difficult-to-fix situations as well.
“Don’t climb until I get the bushnargle out of this rope.”
“My coworker caused a whole bushnargle by sending an email to the wrong person.”
“My coworker caused a whole bushnargle by sending an email to the wrong person.”
by GayClimber December 25, 2024