Jugs To Slopers: Common Rock Climbing Holds, Explained

Written by Sean McCoy Apr 14, 2015 7:40 a.m. ET

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Rock climbers use jargon full of double entendres, puns, and room for creative expansion. The Brooklyn Boulders Climbing Community — a collective of gyms with locations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois — came up with these clever slides to inform and entertain. Enjoy the puns and visuals made to explain the names of six common climbing hold types.

Hold Type: JUGS

Hold Type: CRIMPS

Hold Type: SLOPERS

Hold Type: PINCHES

Hold Type: POCKETS

Hold Type: FOOTHOLDS

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