rock climbing
the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
Origin of rock climbing
1Other words from rock climbing
- rock climber, noun
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How to use rock climbing in a sentence
Ouray is best known now for ice and rock climbing, while its old mining roads beg to be four-wheel-drive-tested.
It’s kind of more classic climbing when you picture rock climbing.
The competitors will scale climbing walls, not unlike those found in indoor rock climbing gyms that have grown more popular in recent years.
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.
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.
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.
Look-A-Likes: Kate Middleton & Prince William's Nanny | The Daily Beast | January 24, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe obstacle looked decidedly formidable and the coolies had little or no experience of rock-climbing.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryWe made little excursions to keep ourselves fit, and on one occasion enjoyed some rock-climbing.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIts easy enough if you have done any rock-climbing, and I can leave with the light.
The Half-Hearted | John BuchanThe gap between this and the highest peak cost another ten minutes of stiff, but not in the least dangerous, rock climbing.
Italian Alps | Douglas William FreshfieldIn making this circuit we followed a rugged saw-tooth crest, and had some interesting rock-climbing.
Mount Rainier | Various
British Dictionary definitions for rock climbing
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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