climbers
Those who ascend
Climbers are plants that grow upward by attaching to surfaces or supports—ivy climbing a wall, vines winding up a trellis.
The word also names people who climb: mountaineers scaling peaks, or social climbers seeking status.
In either sense, climbers ascend by gripping whatever's available: The climbers reached base camp by nightfall.
High-altitude peak climbing
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- crevasseDeep glacial fissure
glacier · carabiner · belay · ascent · crampons · ice-axe · sherpa · basecamp
Climbing, trailing plants
- ivyEvergreen climbing plant
- tendrilsSlender coiling growths
- creeperTrailing or climbing plant
- kudzuAggressive Asian climbing plant
wisteria · honeysuckle · jasmine · bougainvillea · pothos · liana · bindweed · clematis
Ropeless low-height climbing
crimp · dyno · sloper · overhang · toprope · free-solo · pullup · forearm
Portable climbing frame
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- statusOne's relative position
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
corporate · careerist · striving · opportunist · hustler · promotion · rank · ambitious
alpinism
High-altitude peak climbing
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
crevasse · glacier · carabiner · belay · ascent · crampons · ice-axe · sherpa · basecamp · avalanche
vines
Climbing, trailing plants
kudzu · wisteria · honeysuckle · jasmine · bougainvillea · pothos · liana · bindweed · clematis · grapevine
bouldering
Ropeless low-height climbing
hold · crimp · dyno · sloper · overhang · toprope · free-solo · pullup · forearm · chalk
ladder
Portable climbing frame
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- statusOne's relative position
aspiration · corporate · careerist · striving · opportunist · hustler · promotion · rank · ambitious · driven
- Adventurersexplorers, adventurers, pioneers, trailblazers, pathfinders
- cyclistscyclist, mountain bikers, rider, biker, mountain biker
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
- earringsearrings, studs, hoops, dangles, drops
- mountain climberOne who ascends peaks
- rock climberOne who scales cliffs
- social climberOne pursuing higher status
- climbed the wallsBecame frantically restless
- free climberOne who ascends unassisted
- stair climberFitness device mimicking ascent