climbing

Etymology

From Middle English clymbyng; equivalent to climb + -ing.

noun

1. (uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
   The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier. File:The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear.ogg
2. (countable) Climb; ascent.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of climb

adj

1. (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.