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rock climbing
noun
- the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
rock climbing
noun
- the technique and sport of climbing on steep rock faces, usually with ropes and other equipment and as part of a team or pair
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- rock climber noun
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Origin of rock climbing1
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A resident of Pacifica, California, O'Neill spends her spare time reading Hemingway, growing vegetables, and rock climbing.
Tom Preston-Werner, founder and CEO of Github, goes rock climbing at an indoor gym.
As an avid outdoorswoman, she took the princes rock climbing, and spent holidays with them in Klosters, Switzerland.
The obstacle looked decidedly formidable and the coolies had little or no experience of rock-climbing.
We made little excursions to keep ourselves fit, and on one occasion enjoyed some rock-climbing.
Its easy enough if you have done any rock-climbing, and I can leave with the light.
The gap between this and the highest peak cost another ten minutes of stiff, but not in the least dangerous, rock climbing.
In making this circuit we followed a rugged saw-tooth crest, and had some interesting rock-climbing.
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