lead climber
Routes the pitch
A lead climber is the person who ascends first on a roped climbing team, placing protective gear or clipping into fixed anchors as they go.
The lead climber faces greater risk than those who follow, since a fall means dropping some distance before the rope catches.
She took turns as lead climber on the longer pitches.
- sharp endPenetrating extremity of object
- carabinerSpring-gated metal link
- quickdrawRapid weapon retrieval
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
mental focus · anchor · fall · rappel · pitch · route finding · risk assessment · protection · crag · grip · clip · cliff face · guide · bolt · rack · chalk · overhang · pumped
- mountaineeringsummit, alpinist, mountaineer, ice axe, ice axes
- climbersEdmund Hillary, mountaineer, alpinist, boulderer, highballer