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

External Links

climbing.tropic.org.uk has lots of info on climbing techniques