chockstone
Jammed rock piece
A chockstone is a rock wedged in a crack or chimney, used in climbing as an anchor point or handhold.
Climbers may encounter natural chockstones or place artificial ones—metal wedges called chocks or nuts—to protect a route.
She slung the chockstone and clipped in.
Vertical smoke passage
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- stemmingRoot-form reduction process
slot · squeeze · pitch · crux · belay · anchor · trad · protection
Large weathered stone
- wedgedFixed tightly between surfaces
- erosionGradual wearing away
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- ravineDeep, narrow valley
granite · sandstone · quartzite · limestone · conglomerate · sediment · watercourse · streambed
Obstruction halting movement
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- lodgedFixed firmly within
- wedgedFixed tightly between surfaces
- jammedUnable to move freely
stuck · impassable · bottleneck · constriction · hazard · impediment · bypass · traverse
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
stemming · slot · squeeze · pitch · crux · belay · anchor · trad · protection · placement
boulder
Large weathered stone
ravine · granite · sandstone · quartzite · limestone · conglomerate · sediment · watercourse · streambed · pothole
blockage
Obstruction halting movement
jammed · stuck · impassable · bottleneck · constriction · hazard · impediment · bypass · traverse · downclimb