| ETRIER | In mountaineering, a short portable ladder (6) |
| STANCE | In mountaineering, a ledge or foothold on which a belay can be secured (6) |
| GROOVE | Shallow corner in bouldering and mountaineering; a track cut into a record for a stylus; or, the rhythm in jazz, funk or soul (6) |
| STEP | In mountaineering, a foothold cut in a slope of ice/snow; or, a ladder rung (4) |
| PRUSIKKNOT | In mountaineering, a triple sliding hitch used to attach a loop of cord around a rope (6,4) |
| TRAVERSE | In mountaineering, a horizontal move across a face |
| GLISSADE | In mountaineering, a controlled slide down a slope of snow or ice (8) |
| ASCENT | A climb in mountaineering, cycling or hot-air ballooning, for example (6) |
| PITONS | Anchoring spikes traditionally used in mountaineering (6) |
| SHERPA | Himalayan people renowned for their skill in mountaineering (6) |
| ICEAXE | Type of piolet used in mountaineering to cut footholds in compacted snow and glaciers (3,3) |
| RAPPEL | Descend, in mountaineering |
| ABSEIL | Descend by rope, as in mountaineering |
| STEPLADDER | Folding portable ladder |
| STEPLADDERS | Folding portable ladders |
| PITON | A metal spike used in mountaineering (5) |
| SHERPAS | Members of a Himalayan people genetically adapted to high altitudes, thus skilled in mountaineering (7) |
| NEE | Formerly known as, in mountaineering |
| CLIMBER | Person who participates in mountaineering or bouldering (7) |
| CLIMB | Caught arm, perhaps, in mountaineering activity |
