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free-climbing, n. Mountaineering and Rock-climbing.
Brit. |ˈfriːˌklʌɪmɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈfriˌklaɪmɪŋ|
[‹ free adj. + climbing n. Compare earlier free climber n. and later free-climb v.]
The action or practice of climbing without using artificial aids, such as pegs or etriers, but usually with ropes or other safety equipment.
1946Small Unit Actions (U.S. War Dept.) 14 When two Rangers, best of the group at free-climbing, tried to work up the smashed cliff face without ropes, they were balked by the slippery clay surface. 1956R. C. Evans On Climbing iii. 53 Artificial climbing only starts when the hardest of free climbing has failed to force a way. 1966S. Styles Found. Climbing ii. iii. 45 We are still speaking of free-climbing—reliance on your own boots and fingertips. 1977A. Russell Adventures with Wild Animals (1991) iv. 106 Every handhold and foothold was carefully tested, and following an old rule of free-climbing, one hand and one foot were always well anchored for every move. 1995Economist 11 Mar. 142/3 For the present, however, outdoor free-climbing remains a liberating and unconventional activity. |