Sport Gerard

1. The person leading the climb.
5. A loop of metal (oval, D-shaped or pear-shaped) that has a spring-loaded gate on one side. Used to connect various items of climbing gear.
8. You’re pumped when your muscles have filled with lactic acid and become bloated with blood. This leads to a loss of strength, rendering you unable to hold on or even lift or clip a rope.
11. piece of clothes that you put on when going kayaking
12. A strong belt made of webbing that has attached leg loops and a secure buckle.
15. The basic knot used for tying a climber into the rope.

2. A rope that has a certain amount of stretch in it when force is applied. When a climber falls, it absorbs the impact of the fall by stretching slightly.
3. A good climber, usually one with a fair amount of style.
4. A small hole or hollow in the rock that only accommodates a finger or two.when a climber descends a fixed rope. All known as rappelling.
6. What a climber says when they want the belayer to loosen the rope a bit.
7. Often referred to as an extender. Two linked carabiners that clip between your rope and the protection on the crag.
9. veihcle with two wheels
10. The person that manages the rope, protecting the climber against a fall. A good climber, usually one with a fair amount of style.
13. A small metal wedge attached to a loop that a climber inserts into cracks to provide protection against a fall.
14. Placing the sole of the foot to create a high amount of friction on relatively featureless rock.