soloing
Flying without copilot
Soloing is performing alone, without accompaniment or partners.
A musician solos when playing a featured passage: She's been soloing with jazz bands for twenty years.
In climbing, soloing means ascending without a partner or rope—free soloing adds the element of no protective gear at all.
A pilot soloing flies without an instructor aboard.
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- cadenzaExtended solo passage
- recitalSolo musical performance
guitarist · pianist · violinist · interpretation · technique · repertoire · performance · melody
Upward movement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- cragSteep rugged outcrop
- rock faceSteep exposed stone surface
- pitchFrequency of sound
belay · lead climbing · bouldering · alpine · big wall · send · crux · exposure
Self-supported wilderness travel
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- journeyTravel from place to place
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- hostelShared traveler lodging
adventure · exploration · independence · self-reliance · nomad · gap year · hitchhiking · globetrotting
Aerial journey by aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
license · checkride · airspace · navigation · landing · takeoff · Cessna · glider
Ordered waiting line
- rankedAssigned relative position
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- carryMove while supporting
- grindCrush into particles
raid · dungeon · PvP · leaderboard · speedrun · challenge run · permadeath · ironman
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- cadenzaExtended solo passage
recital · guitarist · pianist · violinist · interpretation · technique · repertoire · performance · melody · riff
ascent
Upward movement
pitch · belay · lead climbing · bouldering · alpine · big wall · send · crux · exposure · El Capitan
backpacking
Self-supported wilderness travel
- wanderlustCraving for distant places
- journeyTravel from place to place
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
hostel · adventure · exploration · independence · self-reliance · nomad · gap year · hitchhiking · globetrotting · off-the-beaten-path
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
cross-country · license · checkride · airspace · navigation · landing · takeoff · Cessna · glider · ultralight
queue
Ordered waiting line
- rankedAssigned relative position
- matchmakingArranging romantic connections
- carryMove while supporting
grind · raid · dungeon · PvP · leaderboard · speedrun · challenge run · permadeath · ironman · self-imposed
- improvisingad-lib, ad-libbing, riff, riffing, jamming
- musicianshipsinging, playing, performing, practicing, harmonizing
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- playing techniquespicking, arpeggiated, fingerpicking, spiccato, block chords
- jazz educationjazz composition, ear training, sight reading, jazz standards, jazz history
- recordingrecording, mixing, mastering, editing, overdubbing
soloingaccompanying
Going along with another
backing · comping · supporting · blending in · blending
- free soloingClimbing without protective equipment