rock climbing

noun

1. the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.

rock climbing

noun

1. the technique and sport of climbing on steep rock faces, usually with ropes and other equipment and as part of a team or pair

Other Words From

• rock climber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rock climbing¹

First recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

Ouray is best known now for ice and rock climbing, while its old mining roads beg to be four-wheel-drive-tested.

From Outside Online

It’s kind of more classic climbing when you picture rock climbing.

From Time

The competitors will scale climbing walls, not unlike those found in indoor rock climbing gyms that have grown more popular in recent years.

From Time

The website’s guides to rock climbing by state include recommended crags and climbs, what each state is known for by its climbers, and tips on where to go, depending on the time of year.

From Outside Online

Her guide explained that they were on a via ferrata, a type of rock climbing in which bolts, rungs, and strands of cable are affixed to natural rock features with the goal of making routes easier and safer.

From Outside Online

A resident of Pacifica, California, O'Neill spends her spare time reading Hemingway, growing vegetables, and rock climbing.

From The Daily Beast

Tom Preston-Werner, founder and CEO of Github, goes rock climbing at an indoor gym.

From The Daily Beast

As an avid outdoorswoman, she took the princes rock climbing, and spent holidays with them in Klosters, Switzerland.

From The Daily Beast

The obstacle looked decidedly formidable and the coolies had little or no experience of rock-climbing.

From Project Gutenberg

We made little excursions to keep ourselves fit, and on one occasion enjoyed some rock-climbing.

From Project Gutenberg

Its easy enough if you have done any rock-climbing, and I can leave with the light.

From Project Gutenberg

The gap between this and the highest peak cost another ten minutes of stiff, but not in the least dangerous, rock climbing.

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In making this circuit we followed a rugged saw-tooth crest, and had some interesting rock-climbing.

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Related Words

• mountain climbing
• mountaineering