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    raynjen Guest

    Default Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    For any of you who know climbing lingo - the real stuff, not what our toddlers do. I am putting together an ABC scrapbook for my husband for father's day (A is for Air Force, what my daddy does, C is for Coach, etc.) and I need a title for the photograph below....
    I'm looking for a 'real' climbing term, I tried looking at climbing sites, but they don't help when you are doing a reverse look-up (know the definition but not the term).

    Thanks for any help...

    Jen in Okinawa
    Mom to Noelle (2 1/2)

    http://www.windsorpeak.com/dc/user_files/7334.jpg

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    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    Jen, the best I could come up with is "belayer," the person who protects the climber by holding the rope. I know there isn't a rope in the picture, but I couldn't come up with another term that was close. :-( sorry!
    Hallie
    DS #1 5/02
    DS #2 1/05
    DD 8/09

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    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    I too was thinking "On Belay"...great pic!

    Michelle - Mom to Alia born 5/16/02

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    raynjen Guest

    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    Thanks guys! That was exactly what I was looking for!

    I've been having fun 'sorting' through our digital pics and finding daddy/daughter ones (funny there are about 5 times as many daddy/daughter as mommy/daughter pics =) )

    Jen in Okinawa
    Mom to Noelle (2 1/2)

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    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    I guess you now know who takes all those great pics! You have to remember to pass that camera to DH to grab some more of you and Noelle :-)

    Michelle - Mom to Alia born 5/16/02

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    nohomama Guest

    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    I like "b" is for "on belay" but i think a more apropriate caption for the photo is "b" is for "bouldering" (a.k.a. climbing "small" rocks without ropes or anchors).

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    raynjen Guest

    Default RE: Climbing (the real stuff) lingo

    Oh, I do, then we get one 'posed' shot of DD and I. Then he forgets that he has the camera or hands it back to me. We very very few real shots of the two of us. The best idea I ever had was to ask a friend to take pictures at Noelle's last birthday - there is finally a mom in Noelle's scrapbook album!

    Jen in Okinawa
    Mom to Noelle (2 1/2)

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