aid climbing

British

noun

Also called: peg climbing. pegging. artificial climbing. mountaineering climbing that employs mechanical devices (aids) to accomplish difficult manoeuvres (artificial moves)

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In those cases a climber must place gear onto the rock and then pull on that gear to aid in upward movement — a technique known as aid climbing.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2012

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