{"id":434,"date":"2020-06-27T17:43:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T17:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/climbingclub\/?p=434"},"modified":"2020-07-25T22:55:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T22:55:05","slug":"climbing-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/my.dev.vanderbilt.edu\/climbingclub\/2020\/06\/27\/climbing-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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theDIHEDRAL Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Climbing jargon has the tendency to isolate those in the know from those out of the scene.\u00a0 A major component of our site is built around rock climbing, and while rock climbing plays a role in many of our discussions, our primary aim centers around inclusiveness, community, and the role that nature plays in our lives.\u00a0 The notion of inclusiveness and climbing specific jargon tend to be at odds.\u00a0This post is an attempt to remedy that apparent disconnect.<\/p>\n

So, if you aren\u2019t up to date on your contemporary climbing argot, I have taken the pains to construct a song to keep you in the loop!<\/p>\n

My motivation for this song comes from one of the most underrated poetic lyricists of all time1<\/sup>.\u00a0 Big L.<\/p>\n

Ebonics\u00a0<\/em>by Big L is truly a brilliant poetic classic that basically serves as a Google Translate from Standard English to what Big L calls \u201cCriminal Slang\u201d. \u00a0Aside from serving as a suburban thesaurus it also has a sick flow, dope beat, and tight rhymes.\u00a0 You can check it out here<\/a> if you aren\u2019t familiar with it!<\/p>\n

I am not a poetic lyricist by any stretch of the imagination, so essentially I\u2019m plagiarizing<\/del> commandeering the genius of Big L to help create a fun translator from Climbing Slang to Standard English.\u00a0 (If you want read to the beat, click here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Climbing Slang<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yo, pay attention
\nAnd listen real closely how we break this slang shit down<\/p>\n

Check it, a monkey fist is a ball
\nA giant whip is a fall
\nYou clip ropes to a draw
\nAnd Crampons is your claws<\/p>\n

Drop foot is a flag, rope friction is drag
\nRocks is crags, homeless is dirt-bags<\/p>\n

The beta\u2019s your map, torn skin is a flap
\nIf you rappel then you rap, up and down is a lap<\/p>\n

Gun powder is chalk, Starring hard is a gawk
\nThe approach is a walk, and memes is rawk tawk<\/p>\n

If you retreat then you bail
\nIf you dirt then you fail
\nExtra rope is a tail<\/p>\n

The gear you place is cams, wedging is jams
\nDraw descend is a tram, your climbing crew is your fam<\/p>\n

When you uncoil rope you flake
\nA safe knot is an eight; a sliding fall is a cheese grate<\/p>\n

I know you like the way we freakin\u2019 it<\/em>
\nwe talk with slang and we\u2019ll never stop speakin\u2019 it<\/em><\/p>\n

Speak with climbing slang<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the way that we talk, yo<\/em>
\nVocabulary spills, we ill (2x\u2019s)<\/em><\/p>\n

Yo, yo<\/p>\n

If you scared then you take, it\u2019s also a break
\nAnd if you Elvis, then you got leg shake<\/p>\n

You put both hands on a hold\u2026it\u2019s a match
\nAn outside corner\u2019s Arete
\nAnd if you stop a fall it\u2019s a catch<\/p>\n

A clean 1st<\/sup>attempt is a flash
\nA sloppy route is just called trash<\/p>\n

The best hold is a jug, the hardest part is the crux
\nAnd if you off-width\u2026the way you move is to udge<\/p>\n

Lactic Acid is pumped, Switch holds is a bump
\nDyno\u2019s a jump, to come down is to dump<\/p>\n

A length of rope is a pitch
\nSliding foot is a smear
\nA friction knot is a hitch
\nAnd a rack is your gear<\/p>\n

Traditional\u2019s trad
\nFinger tips is your pads
\nLow angled rock is a slab, and off route is a dab<\/p>\n

I know you like the way we freakin\u2019 it<\/em>
\nwe talk with slang and we\u2019ll never stop speakin\u2019 it<\/em><\/p>\n

Speak with climbing slang<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the way that we talk, yo<\/em>
\nVocabulary spills, we ill\u2026(2x\u2019s)<\/em><\/p>\n

Protection is Pro, concentration is flow
\nTo climb without gear is to free solo<\/p>\n

If your toe out, then your shoe blow\u2019d out
\nA sport climb is a bolt route
\nAnd if a rock falls you give a rock shout<\/p>\n

If you on a small ledge, then your shoes gotta edge
\nAnd if you workin a crack then your pro is a wedge<\/p>\n

Redundant is ya back-up, Grabbin gear is to rack-up,
\nPullng rope is to slack-up, and funny off-width is a crack-up.<\/p>\n

Solid pro is passive, a highball is massive
\nPro with parts is active, belay a hang-dog means you captive<\/p>\n

The OG Cam is the Friend, a clean climb is a send
\nA rope loop is a bend, if straight-armed then you stemmed<\/p>\n

Sliding down snow\u2019s a glissade
\nThe difficulty\u2019s the grade
\ntheDIHEDRAL is a diedre, uh!<\/p>\n

I know you like the way we freakin\u2019 it<\/em>
\nwe talk with slang and we\u2019ll never stop speakin\u2019 it<\/em><\/p>\n

Speak with climbing slang<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the way that we talk, yo<\/em>
\nVocabulary spills, we ill\u2026(2x\u2019s)<\/em><\/p>\n

THERE YOU GO, all your climbing questions answered in the form of a song!!! The next time you\u2019re wondering just what the heck some climbing slang means, just consult this little piece of inspiration from one of the greats.<\/p>\n

Thanks for bobbin along.<\/p>\n

Big L Rest In Peace! (May 30, 1974 \u2013 February 15, 1999)<\/p>\n

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Carrot (Co-writer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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  1. I know I have a tendency to hyperbolize every now and then, but when I say that Big L is one of the best rap lyricists ever I\u2019m not exaggerating (I swear). His work remains by and large underground, which lends itself to his underrated status.\u00a0However, Hip Hop Scholars and colleagues are well aware of the brilliance of Big L.\u00a0 He has been rated as one of the top 25 MC\u2019s of all time.\u00a0Number 1 on that list is Nas who had this to say about Big L \u201cHe scared me to death.\u00a0 When I heard that on tape I was scared to death.\u00a0 I said, \u2019Yo, it\u2019s no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 Big L remains a shrouded icon; maybe this post sheds a glimmer of light in his direction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To see more from theDIHEDRAL, visit our website<\/a>, Instagram & Twitter (@thedihedral), and Facebook (The Dihedral). Meet the team<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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