Rock Climbing Vocab: Footholds

Rock Climbing Vocab: Footholds

Learn the different types of footholds in rock climbing.


Edging is where you use the inside or Outside edge of your shoe smearing is When there’s not actually really a Foothold on the wall step through it’s Kind of like you’re threading a needle a Back step is the opposite of a normal Step a drop knee is a dramatic back step Heel hook is when sometimes you can’t Put your toe onto a hold tow hooking is Opposite of heel hooking so when you put Your toe underneath something foot swap Is when one foot is on a hold but the Other foot wants to be on index foot Matches where both feet want to be on The same hold and lastly we have a hand Foot match this is where you have such a High step that your foot is way up by Your hip and maybe your hand is already there too

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