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A climbing technique is any of a number of body postures, movements and holds used in climbing.

Contents 1 Examples 1.1 heel hook 1.2 campusing 1.3 toe hook 1.4 finger jam, hand jam, fist jam 1.5 chest jam 1.6 arm bar, elbow bar 1.7 no-hands rest 1.8 holding a grip tendu or arqué 1.9 piazzing 1.10 chimneying 1.11 Egyptian or drop knee 1.12 mantling or mantleshelfing 1.13 bridging 1.14 Egyptian bridging 1.15 laybacking 2 See also 2.1 External links

[edit] Examples

[edit] heel hook

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.

[edit] campusing

climbing using only the arms

[edit] toe hook

hooking your toes behind a hold, for balance

[edit] finger jam, hand jam, fist jam

jamming a body part in a crack and hanging from it

[edit] chest jam

jamming the torso into a wide crack, for resting

[edit] arm bar, elbow bar

jamming an arm into a crack and locking it into place

[edit] no-hands rest

method for resting without using your hands

[edit] holding a grip tendu or arqué

different ways of holding a grip

[edit] piazzing

method for climbing a vertical ledge

[edit] chimneying

climbing a chimney with the back and hands against one face, and the feet against the other face or alternating between both.

[edit] Egyptian or drop knee

method for reducing tension in arms when holding a side grip

[edit] mantling or mantleshelfing

boosting upwards with only ones arms, ending with arms fully extended downwards.

[edit] bridging

climbing a corner with the legs spread wide apart, one against each face, with the feet relying on friction or very small holds.

[edit] Egyptian bridging

same as bridging, but with one leg in front and one behind the body.

[edit] laybacking

climbing a vertical edge by side-pulling the edge with both hands and relying on friction or very small holds for the feet.

[edit] See also

• Category:Climbing techniques

[edit] External links

• Climbing Techniques footwork, jamming, dynos and more.
• climbing.tropic.org.uk has lots of info on climbing techniques