And just like that, our jargon series has come to an end!

There’s a world of jargon associated with climbing, but is it all necessary? Our alphabet jargon busting series aims to de-code that jargon to make it more friendly to new comers!⁠

U,V,W is for…

UNDERCUT / UNDERCLING

A hold which is grasped from its underside to be used to best effect.

V GRADE

An American system for grading problems, consisting of a number prefixed by the letter V. Usually used in bouldering. The higher the number the more difficult the problem.

WAD

A cool cat. A term used to describe a good climber.

WORKING

Figuring out and rehearsing the moves of a problem.

And that’s the end of our bouldering jargon busting series! If you’ve found this useful, check out our other blog articles for more bouldering tips, things to do, and latest updates from Indirock.

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