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laybacking, vbl. n. Mountaineering.|ˈleɪbækɪŋ|
[f. lay-back n. + -ing1.]
The climbing of a crack by means of a lay-back.
1955R. W. Clark Come climbing with Me vi. 84 Peter had his first practice at lay-backing, but a short while at it was enough to tire his wrists. 1965A. Blackshaw Mountaineering vi. 178 Many of the best climbers nowadays jam where laybacking was formerly thought to be essential. 1972D. Haston In High Places ii. 20 The crux involves lay-backing and right hand pulling. Laybacking is hard work even with two good arms—it involves going up a corner crack with hands pulling against the edge of the crack and feet braced against the main wall. 1987Climber Mar. 15/2 Our last contribution was a shorter fall left of Umbrella Fall..capped by a wind-twisted ice hood which was passed by laybacking and jamming between icicles.
Hence (as a back-formation) ˈlayback v. intr.
1972D. Haston In High Places v. 67 We decided to climb on the extreme right,..laybacking up the edge. 1987J. Curran K2 (1989) i. vi. 82 The previous day Aid had reclimbed the fixed ropes to the high point, often laybacking on them to pull them clear, and had managed to fix one more rope-length to 7400 metres. |