outclimb

Beat going up

To outclimb is to climb faster, higher, or better than someone or something else.

The word appears most often in contexts involving aircraft performance—a fighter jet that can outclimb its rivals gains tactical advantage—but applies anywhere climbing is competitive: She outclimbed everyone on the mountain stage.

competition

surpass

Exceed in achievement

rival · opponent · beat · defeat · prevail · conquer · dominate · challenge · matchup · race

mountaineering

summit

Peak or diplomatic gathering

basecamp · crampons · ice-axe · crevasse · glacier · belay · carabiner · piton · bivouac · acclimatization

exertion

endurance

Sustained effort capacity

pacing · suffer · grind · push · bonk · threshold · cardio · lungs · legs · burn

technique

footwork

Skilled lower-limb movement

  • gripSecure manual hold
  • balanceSteadiness or amount owed
  • betaGreek alphabet's second letter

sequencing · efficiency · pacing · cadence · positioning · timing · momentum · economy · breathing · rhythm

cycling

peloton

Main cycling group

col · domestique · breakaway · drafting · wattage · cadence · polka-dot · domestique · attack · tempo

Opposites
vertical movement direction

outclimblag behind

Fail to keep pace

fall behind · outfall · trail

relative performance

outclimblag

Period of falling behind

Family

outclimbed, outclimbing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G