Climbing moves

These are the moves you can name on a beta in Broken Crimp, with the limbs each one applies to. Each picture is that move on a beta. LH, RH, LF and RF are the hands and feet, BD is the body, and the number says which move it is.

Bat hang

Foot, body

Hanging upside down from the feet or legs, with the head below the hips. It can give the arms a rest under a roof.

Bicycle

Foot · Also: toe-hook bicycle

One foot pushes down on a hold while the other toe pulls up on it from below or behind.

Bump

Hand

A hand moves from one hold to another close by, in one extra move, without the other hand changing.

Clip

Hand

Putting the rope through a quickdraw on a bolt.

Crimp

Hand

Holding on with the fingertips. The word also names a type of hold.

Cross through

Hand · Also: crossover

One hand reaches past the other, crossing over or under it, to the next hold.

Deadpoint

Body

A dynamic reach that catches the hold at the top of the movement, in the moment the body is weightless. At least one point stays on the wall.

Drop knee

Foot

With the foot on a hold, the knee turns inward and down, bringing the hip closer to the wall.

Dyno

Body

A jump to a hold that is out of static reach, usually with all or most of the body leaving the wall.

Edge

Foot

Standing on a hold with the edge of the shoe.

Flag

Foot

One leg reaches out against the wall to balance the body, with no hold under it.

Gaston

Hand

Pushing a hold outward with the elbow out and the thumb down, like opening a lift door.

Grab

Hand

A hand takes hold, with no particular grip named.

Guppy

Hand

A pinch taken from above.

Heel hook

Foot

The heel goes on a hold and pulls.

Jam

Hand, foot, body

A hand, a foot or the whole body wedged into a crack.

Kneebar

Foot

The leg wedges between a foot on one hold and the knee against another. A good one can take the weight off the hands.

Layback

Body · Also: lieback

Leaning away from an edge, pulling on it with the hands while the feet push against the wall.

Let go

Hand, foot

A hand or a foot comes off the hold it is on, on purpose.

Mantle

Body

Pressing down on a ledge with the hands to get the body up above it.

Match

Hand

Both hands on the same hold.

Move

Body

The body shifts to a new position with no limb changing hold.

Pinch

Hand

Squeezing a hold between the thumb and the fingers. The word also names a type of hold.

Place gear

Hand

Putting a cam, a nut or another piece of protection into the rock.

Rockover

Body · Also: high step

Shifting the weight over a high foot.

Shake

Hand · Also: shake out

Taking one hand off the wall and shaking it to rest.

Smear

Foot

Pressing the foot against the rock, with friction alone keeping it there. The word also names a place on the wall.

Stem

Body · Also: bridge, chimney

Pushing out against two opposing faces with the hands or the feet.

Step on

Foot

A foot goes onto a hold.

Toe cam

Foot

The toe pushes against one surface while the heel braces against another, wedging the foot.

Toe hook

Foot

The top of the foot hooks behind a hold or a feature and pulls.