gear check
Pre-climb equipment inspection
A gear check is an inspection of equipment before an activity, especially in outdoor pursuits like climbing, hiking, or diving: We did a gear check before heading up the mountain.
The term extends to any systematic review of necessary items: Let's do a quick gear check—wallet, keys, phone.
In gaming, a gear check is an encounter designed to test whether players have adequate equipment or stats to proceed.
- equipmentTools for a task
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- loadoutSelected equipment configuration
- safetyFreedom from harm
buddy system · climbing · harness · carabiner · helmet · backpack · rack up · pre-flight · maintenance · buckle · strap · supplies · toolkit · readiness · preparation · briefing · staging · checkpoint
- Pre-event routinesstretching, warm-up, visualization, breathing exercises, hydration
- pregamewarmup, warm-up, stretching routine, stretching, pep talk
- preparationprepare, preparing, ready, readies, readiness
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- scuba divingscuba, regulator, BCD, scuba diving, wetsuit
- Triathlontriathlon, T1, T2, bike mount, Kona
gear checkwinging it
Proceeding without preparation
grab and go · improvising · blind trust · flying by the seat of your pants
gear checkcutting corners
Reducing effort improperly
reckless disregard · negligence · complacency · safety violation · overconfidence
gear checkwinging it
Proceeding without preparation
unpreparedness · negligence · carelessness · oversight · disregard
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