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free-climb, v. Mountaineering and Rock-climbing.
Brit. |ˈfriːklʌɪm|, U.S. |ˈfriˌklaɪm|
[‹ free adj. + climb v., after free-climbing n., free climber n. Compare earlier free climb n.]
intr. and trans. To climb without the use of artificial aids such as pegs or etriers, but usually with ropes or other safety equipment.
1968Amer. Alpine Jrnl. 135 Free climb to a stance. 1973R. Robbins Adv. Rockcraft 41 When one is faced with an area that can't be nailed, chocked, sky hooked, or freeclimbed, the classical method of lassoing a horn is suitable. 1980Ascent 3 210 No one previously has mustered the slightest ambition to free climb this wizened classic. 1993Caves & Caving Winter 40/3 The route was bolted as far as a perched boulder..and Spike Bagshaw then free-climbed to the source of the water. 1999Vanity Fair Sept. 350/3 But Conrad Anker, who managed to free-climb it on his way to the top of Everest, sees little chance that Mallory, with his awkward oxygen apparatus, could have done so. |