multi-pitch

Several belay stations

Multi-pitch describes a rock climb too long to complete in a single rope length, requiring climbers to stop at intermediate anchors called belays: It's a multi-pitch route—five pitches to the summit.

Each pitch is one rope-length section.

Multi-pitch climbing demands more gear, time, and route-finding skill than single-pitch climbs.

climbing

route

Path from A to B

  • tradConventional, abbreviated
  • belayAnchor a rope
  • anchorSecures ships to seabed

rappel · ledge · stance · rope · gear · protection · crag · wall · ascent · lead

music

singing

Vocal music-making

melody · interval · octave · soprano · tenor · harmony · scale · note · tonal · vibrato

Opposites
route length/complexity

multi-pitchsport climbing

Climbing pre-protected rock routes

bouldering · top-rope · gym climbing · indoor climbing · mellow

Family

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