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Holds range from friction through thin to jug handles . A large hold at the end of a hard pitch is often called a thank-God hold . A very small hold that depends on the friction between the climber's boot and the rock is a smear . When the climber uses the inside edge of his boot on a very narrow hold, he is edging .
Another oldtimer, Henry Hawkins of Glocester likewise speaks of swaling birches, adding that it did not always work out as one hoped it would: sometimes the 15-20-foot gray birch would tip part way down only to falter, leaving the climber dangling halfway, a predicament, indeed.
A rock climber who trains with some of the world's most experienced crag-hangers recently told me she still considers herself a novice.
The `climbing rope' is the active or live rope . Coming from the rear of a climber's harness it is a back rope ; fixed at chest level to give the climber a rest it is a cow's tail .
Six feet five and thin, Bin Ladin appeared to be ungainly but was in fact quite athletic, skilled as a horseman, runner, climber, and soccer player.