GayClimber's definitions

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”

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.

*climber falls suddenly*
“Girl did you just pull a pulley?!”
“Nah just dry fired on that stupid slimp”

by GayClimber April 27, 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!”

by GayClimber May 18, 2025

Jugging

Ascending a rope using jumars, often on a big wall climb.

“I ended up jugging up like 5 pitches today, I never want to see a jumar again”

by GayClimber April 27, 2025

Bong

A type of rock climbing piton. The bong is much larger than a normal piton and thus can be hammered into wider cracks. Extremely rare since the development of clean climbing.

“I went to the climbing museum and saw RURPs, bongs, and a whillans sit harness!”

by GayClimber March 18, 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.

“Don’t fall there, you’re in decking territory”
“I know, edging skills or hospital bills”

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.

“Dammit! I dry fired on that slimper again”

by GayClimber April 27, 2025