Climbing Terms Glossary

birdbeaks

Birdbeaks (or short 'beaks’) are the modern peg for hard aid climbs. Named after the big wall climber Jim 'The Bird' Bridwell, a beak is no larger than a stamp, but its ability to hook into cracks like a minute ice axe, gives it vastly increased holding power. See also RURP.

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