unroped
Climbing sans cord
Unroped describes a climber or climbing activity undertaken without being attached to a safety rope.
In mountaineering, going unroped means ascending or traversing terrain without the protection that roped partners provide against falls.
They crossed the glacier unroped, trusting the snow bridges to hold.
The term carries connotations of increased risk and self-reliance, whether chosen for speed or necessitated by circumstance.
Climb without safety equipment
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
- soloingPerforming without accompaniment
- highballSpirit lengthened with mixer
- runoutComplete depletion of supply
dyno · crimp · mantle · smear · send · crux · exposure · commitment
Serious threat of harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- exposureState of being unprotected
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
precariousness · jeopardy · consequence · commitment · decking · fatality · calculation · stakes
Not fastened to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
unrestricted · unencumbered · self-reliant · independent · minimalist · purist · unburdened · streamlined
free-solo
Climb without safety equipment
- boulderingRopeless low-height climbing
- soloingPerforming without accompaniment
- highballSpirit lengthened with mixer
runout · dyno · crimp · mantle · smear · send · crux · exposure · commitment · spotters
peril
Serious threat of harm
vulnerability · precariousness · jeopardy · consequence · commitment · decking · fatality · calculation · stakes · gamble
untethered
Not fastened to anything
- unboundNot tied down
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- liberatedReleased from confinement
unconstrained · unrestricted · unencumbered · self-reliant · independent · minimalist · purist · unburdened · streamlined · unclipped