GayClimber's definitions

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

Biner

A shortened form of “carabiner,” often used by climbers. Please don’t use this though, as it is phonetically identical to a racist slur. Just say carabiner.

“Do you have a spare locking biner?”

“Why are you saying racist slurs? Yes, I have a carabiner, here.”

by GayClimber March 17, 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

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