Climbing Techniques, Moves and Implements

Image	Name and Description
	Campusing: A dyno executed using the arms only. Comes from the campus board; which is a training tool, usually made from thin slats of wood attached to a board in a ladderlike fashion, then hung at a less than vertical angle (around 20 degrees) somewhere with plenty of leg room. Climbers ascend and descend this board using only their hands, alternating the use of fingers to develop finger and upper-body strength. Training on a campus board results in better performance due to the improvement of motor training, finger strength on various grips, power and lock-off strength. It is recommended only for climbers who are already strong, as it can easily cause injury. A general test can be the ability to boulder at least V5, or climb at least French 6c. The Campusing Board was invented by Wolfgang Güllich in 1988 to help him train for a new route, Action Directe, which required extreme dynamic finger strength. It was first hung at a university in a gym called The Campus Centre, hence the name of the board and the style of climbing, campusing, in which only arms are used to hold the rock. (Wikipedia)
	Toe Hook: hooking your toes behind a hold, for balance
	Bouldering: is the act of climbing small rocks without a rope. It is the least gear and knowledge-intensive type of rock climbing, though the most demanding in a gymnastic sense. This has led to its popularity with the younger crowd. However, bouldering is not something new to the climbing scene, having been practised in one form or another in France and England since the late 1800s. Traversing: Climbing Horizontally
	Figure Four: An uncommon technique to make long reaches that requires lifting a leg over one arm putting the body in a position that resembles a "4".
	Mantling or Mantleshelfing: boosting upwards with only ones arms, ending with arms fully extended downwards
	No Hand Rest: method for resting without using your hands
	Smearing: It is the practice of using the sole of a shoe against a flat rock face. This is opposed to edging, where one uses the sides of shoes on edges of rock, or hooking, that is, grabbing rock with the heel or toe (usually to stabilize body position). Smearing can be one of the most insecure and technical techniques used in climbing, requiring a combination of leg/ankle tension, foot placement, and good balance. It is frequently used on slabs, and in other situations with sparse and/or sloping footholds. Smearing can be one of the techniques with which novice climbers are least confident - however, it is crucial to learn how to smear properly at an early stage, as it tends to help in the development of a more elegant and less tiring style of climbing whereby a greater amount of weight is placed on the feet, and less on the arms and hands. Types of rock on which smearing can prove particularly useful include gritstone, granite and sandstone.
	HeelHook: hooking a heel on a hold, for balance or leverage; this technique requires pulling with the foot by flexing hamstring, which is notable in that most climbing requires using the feet to push.
	Laybacking: climbing a vertical edge by side-pulling the edge with both hands and relying on friction or very small holds for the feet.