Climbing technique
A
climbing technique is a
technique used in
climbing.
; heel hook
- hooking your heel behind a grip for balance
; toe hook
- hooking your toe behind a grip for balance
; finger jam, hand jam, fist jam
- jamming a body part in a crack to use as a hold
; chest jam
- method for resting
; arm bar, elbow bar
- larger jams
; no-hands rest
- method for resting without using your hands
; holding a grip tendu or arqué
- different ways of holding a grip
; piazzing
- method for climbing a vertical ledge
; chimneying
- method for climbing a chimney
; egyptian (climbing)
- method for reducing tension in arms when holding a side grip
; mantling (climbing)
- boosting upwards with only ones arms, ending with arms fully extended downwards