MOUNTAIN CLIMBING, MOUNTAINEER, MOUNTAINEERING
NOUNS
► KRAB in caving, pot-holing, & mountaineering: a karabiner (coupling device) → 1963 UK sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BELAYER in mountaineering and rock climbing: a person who controls the rope used in a belay, safeguarding a partner who is using it to climb → 1927
► BETTY a cute female mountain climber → 1997 (Bk.)
► COVE-CULL a mountaineer → 1952 Amer. dial.
► HAW-EATER a mountaineer → 1904 Amer. dial.
► MOUNTAINEER a person who engages in or is skilled at mountain climbing → 1860
► POISON-OAKER a mountaineer → 1969 Amer. dial.
► RIDGE RUNNER a rustic, esp. a mountaineer; an uncouth, stupid fellow; a hillbilly → 1917 Amer. dial.
► ROCK JOCK a mountaineer → sl.
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