free climbn.
/ˈfriː klʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈfri ˌklaɪm/ Mountaineering and Rock Climbing.
A route that is climbed without the use of artificial aids such as pegs or etriers, but usually with ropes or other safety equipment. Also: an ascent made in this way; an instance of free-climbing.
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1958 G. Francis Mountain Climbing vii. 132 They have as much right to them as others have to..purely ‘free’ climbs.
1975 W. Unsworth Encycl. Mountaineering 141 On the continent a free climb is one which does not involve étriers.
1981 Times 26 June 29/4 Sid Perou's film of the first attempted free climb of the longest vertical rock face in Europe.
1997 Seattle Times (Electronic ed.) 24 June He put up the first free climbs rated at 5.12 and 5.13.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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