Offwidths, cracks that are too big for fist jams but too small to chimney, are reviled by many climbers because they tend to be physically grueling, technically challenging, painful, and perplexing. Based comes from the slang basehead, a term from the 1980s to describe people addicted to freebasing cocaine, a method which makes the drug smokable. When i was in my prime, that meant cracks between about four and eight inches wide. This short video is a great insight on how to climb those nasty sized wide crack.
Crack down definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Crackpot definition of crackpot by the free dictionary. In 2011, the wide boyzbritish offwidth aficionados tom randall and pete whittakermade the first ascent of century crack, a 5. Pamela shanti pack is one of the most accomplished offwidth climbers in the world male or female. You all need to relearn what the word offwidth means. Definition of first crack at in the idioms dictionary. The brain has evolved a truly vicious set of negative feedback mechanisms. To at least partially remove these chemicals, set your rock on a hard surface, heat with a lighter until melted, and then scrape off your slightly more pure crack with a razor blade when it dries. Generally, leavittation is only effective on climbs that are graded 5. At least in the short term, as we humans stay indoors, these predators may be the kings of the urban jungle, getting fat and happy in the quiet streets. The mental and physical demands of offwidth climbing are grueling, and part of that is due to the intimidation and difficulty of protecting them. A crack that is too wide for a typical hand or foot jam, yet too thin.
All climbing styles require a high level of fitness, but the fullbody workout of climbing wide cracks is closer to alpinism than sport climbing. Tape up and pull on a pair of canvas pants, a longsleeve shirt, and some comfortable hightop shoes, and tackle that crack. Urban dictionary hosts both ancient and modern definitions of every term, celebrity, country, genre of music, or sex position. Hipster definition of hipster by the free dictionary. A term in southeastern united states english to describe poor white trash, derived from the scottish meaning of the verb to crack, which, in this sense denotes ostentation. Crack climbing is a type of rock climbing in which the climber follows a crack in the rock and uses specialized climbing techniques. Common climbing call from a climber to a belayer letting them know they are safe and no longer require belaying. Over time, calling someone based was a way of saying that they were a crack addict, or acting like one, especially in west coast street slang. There is a notorious kind of crack called offwidths. Has become more popular recently as the opposite of nigger.
Crack slang synonyms, crack slang pronunciation, crack slang translation, english dictionary definition of crack slang. Crack on meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Get the beta on rock climbing terminology and slang. In fact, in 1966, the first ascent ofthe sixtymeter squamish offwidth. The climbing dictionary showcases more than 650 different terms, with. Crank definition is a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa. The drug slang translator contains a comprehensive list of drug slang words. You can complete the definition of to crack a rib given by the english definition dictionary with other english dictionaries. Crack, or craic, irish, scottish, northern english and irish slang for fun, joke. Desiccation definition of desiccation by the free dictionary. Traditional offwidth technique is usually more efficient for climbs of 5.
Rats come out of hiding as lockdowns eliminate urban trash. The sizes of cracks vary from those that are just barely wide enough for the fingers to fit inside, to those that are so wide that the entire body can fit inside with all limbs outstretched. Several friends of mine stated, that they were pretty devastated at first when they were not able to do 5. An offwidth is any crack larger than your fist, yet smaller than the width that allows you to insert your whole body inside. Crackpot definition is one given to eccentric or lunatic notions. The urban thesaurus was created by indexing millions of different slang terms which are defined on sites like urban dictionary. Crock definition, an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
Randy leavitt demonstrates the leavittation rock climbing technique. Definition of crackalacing the online slang dictionary. Offwidth nvb a crack that is neither wide enough to fit the whole body chimney size nor narrow enough to hand jam. Cracking definition, in the distillation of petroleum or the like the process of breaking down certain hydrocarbons into simpler ones of lower boiling points by means of excess heat, distillation under pressure, etc. Crack is much more addictive than cocaine, because it absorbed faster. Weve all heard the stories about making it midpitch only to hyperventilate and vomit on the belayer from being pushed to your physical limit. A dictionary of slang c slang and colloquialisms of. I met the late craig luebben 19602009 the day i climbed lucille, the worlds first 5. Although wide crack climbing may appear to be allbody thrashing. An huge collection of all those strange english words and phrases combined in a dictionary of slang and colloquialisms of the uk.
Used for climbing squeeze chimneys and offwidth cracks. Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. Typically people use it to refer to any crack that doesnt allow hand or fist jamming but this is incorrect. Notorious for the necessity of awkward technique to climb. He defends his claims with the most ridiculous pseudoscientific crankisms, and claims that the governmentmainstream scienceexperts are suppressing the truth. Instead, i ran into craig, who had earlier onsighted the climbs second ascent. For example, here are two definitions from the slang word kicks. Crackhead definition of crackhead by merriamwebster. Each different definition corresponds to a different meaning. Crack slang definition of crack slang by the free dictionary. I wouldnt listen to anything they say, if i were you.
He was guiding a group nearby, and asked me what i was planning to climb. Piasano overhang suicide rock, california is a five inch offwidth crack that splits a roof whose profile resembles a breaking wave. In the elizabethan era 15581603 this could refer to entertaining conversation one may be said to crack a joke and cracker could be used to describe loud braggarts. Crock definition is a thick earthenware pot or jar. I always defined an offwidth as wider than a fist jam and too narrow for my hips. The term basehead became synonymous with the crack epidemic that swept the united states at the time. Search to crack a rib and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso.
These indexes are then used to find usage correlations between slang terms. The intimidating world of wide cracks is often regarded as more work than fun. Many traditional climbing routes follow crack systems, as they provide natural. Following the ascent of the infamous offwidth line, they were introduced to a number of other projects in.
As a rule of thumb, it is profoundly unwise to take crackcocaine. An offwidth is a crack that is bigger than your fist and smaller than chickenwings hence. The hardest offwidth crack in vedauwoo forever war youtube. You not only have to thrutch and grovel your body up a wide crack, but also have to haul and plug heavy gear thats awkward to carry, challenging to place, and a pain in the butt to climb past. Great for parents, teachers, law enforcement, and teenagers. Recent examples on the web the only people the only white that thank jesus are republicans and excrackheads. Long, vertical offwidths are physically gruelingeven with impeccable technique. Crack the whip definition and meaning collins english. The different definitions are assigned to thesaurus categories. Amongst all this angst noone, the politicians, the environmental experts, the climate professors, the scientists, the genuinely concerned protesters or the ones that hold weird and crackpot beliefs mention a threat far worse than brexit or climate change population control.
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