Category
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rope
thumb|upright=1.3|A coil of right-handed laid four-strand rope

carabiner
thumb|Clockwise from top left: Center is a standard carabiner rating.
thumb|Using a carabiner to connect to a rope
sleeping bag
insulated covering for a person
ice axe
tool used in mountaineering and ice climbing, that allows to secure your footing in snow or ice, progress up slopes and create anchors.
crampon
traction device for ice-climbing
bivouac shelter
improvised shelter
avalanche transceiver
emergency locator beacon
full-harness
item of climbing equipment that secures a person to a rope or an anchor point
grappling hook
device with multiple hooks attached to one end of a rope, generally used to temporarily secure one end of a rope, or to dredge for submerged objects

piton
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headlamp
light source affixed to the head
climbing rope
rope designed for climbing, manufactured to withstand heavy loads and absorb the energy of falls

webbing
thumb| red, blue and black nylon webbing as used in [[auto racing harnesses]]
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Grigri
thumb|right|The first-generation Grigri
thumb|right|An open first-generation Grigri
thumb|right|The Grigri 2, released early 2011
belay device
device used to control the rope and slow down a fall
ascender
device for ascending a rope
spring-loaded camming device
rock climbing protection device
nut
passive protection device inserted into cracks or fissures in the rock to create a secure anchor point
sling
item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing
ice screw
used as a running belay or anchor by ice climbers
anchor
climbing equipment for attaching climber or rope to the climbing surface

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ice tool
specialised modern ice axe
mountaineering boot
footwear for climbing
Tricouni
thumb|Mountain boot with Tricouni nails
thumb|Tricouni nails
alpenstock
thumb|upright|Jacques Balmat carrying an axe and an alpenstock
thumb|upright|1872 diagram of an early ice axe, showing how the alpenstock was modified by the addition of a pick and an adze
hex
item of rock climbing equipment used to arrest a fall
bivouac sack
protection when sleeping outdoors
ice cleat
footwear accessory for increased traction in ice and snow
rock and sport climbing equipment
manufactured gear used in rock climbing and sport climbing
tricam
right|thumb|A pair of Tricams: on the right, a nylon size 2.0, and on the left, a Dyneema size 1.5.
A tricam is a type of climbing protection equipment.
A versatile nut/cam hybrid, the Tricam was invented by Greg Lowe in 1973, and came to market in 1981. They are currently manufactured by C.A.M.P. of Premana Italy.
static rope
rope designed not to stretch under load
Dynamic rope
rope designed to stretch under load
altitude tent
sealed tent used to simulate a higher altitude with reduced oxygen