Illustrated Reference · Built As We Climb
The terms, skills, and systems we keep needing to look up, on the trail, at the crag, or planning the next trip. Works offline once you've opened it with signal.
39 terms
The named anatomy of a glaciated peak: rock, ridge, snow, ice, and the route vocabulary that ties them together.
14 terms
The core knots used in mountaineering and climbing, step by step.
8 terms
Building and equalizing anchors that hold load on their own.
7 terms
Belaying, rappelling, and the rope-management techniques that keep a party connected.
5 terms
How a party connects to the rope, chosen by the terrain underfoot rather than habit.
6 terms
Roped travel, self-arrest, crevasse rescue.
6 terms
Rockfall, weather, altitude illness.
8 terms
Terrain ratings, snowpack tests, and rescue.
8 terms
What to do once something has already gone wrong: treating injuries and cold, getting a party through an unplanned night out.
12 terms
The equipment a climber actually carries, piece by piece.
6 terms
The rating systems you'll see in route descriptions, and how to read them.
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Words worth carrying back down the mountain with you.