The long metal tool a follower has to use to free their leader’s nuts when they get stuck in a crack. It should be thin (to account for even the smallest nuts), and ideally have a leash so you don’t drop it. It should also have a hook on the working end. On the handle end a flat spot is nice so when you have to hit it hard to remove their nuts, you don’t hurt your hand.
A person with a rack should absolutely own a nut tool.
Also called a pro key. An important part of your traditional rock climbing toolkit.
A person with a rack should absolutely own a nut tool.
Also called a pro key. An important part of your traditional rock climbing toolkit.
by GayClimber March 17, 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
by GayClimber April 27, 2025
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!”
by GayClimber April 27, 2025
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 18, 2025
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”
by GayClimber April 27, 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 18, 2025