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20 answers for: Short portable ladder used in mountaineering (6)
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ETRIERShort portable ladder used in mountaineering (6)
RATLINEA series of small ropes fastened across a sailing ship's shrouds like the rungs of a ladder, used fo
PITONSAnchoring spikes traditionally used in mountaineering (6)
ICEAXEType of piolet used in mountaineering to cut footholds in compacted snow and glaciers (3,3)
SHERPAHimalayan people renowned for their skill in mountaineering (6)
ASCENTA climb in mountaineering, cycling or hot-air ballooning, for example (6)
STANCEFoothold or ledge on which to set up a belay in mountaineering; posture; or, a person's standpoint (6)
RAPPELDescend, in mountaineering
ABSEILDescend by rope, as in mountaineering
PITONMetal spike used in mountaineering
CRAMPONSpike used in mountaineering (7)
ETRIERSShort rope ladders used by climbers
STEPLADDERFolding portable ladder
STEPLADDERSFolding portable ladders
PRUSIKKNOTIn mountaineering, a triple sliding hitch used to attach a loop of cord around a rope (6,4)
STEPIn mountaineering, a foothold cut in a slope of ice/snow; or, a ladder rung (4)
NEEFormerly known as, in mountaineering
CLIMBERPerson who participates in mountaineering or bouldering (7)
CLIMBCaught arm, perhaps, in mountaineering activity
TRAVERSEA passage across the face of a rock in mountaineering (8)