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Edging vs. Slab
Under vert is a slab.
vert to slightly over hanging is edging / technical
Steep gets started right around were you need to turn around and put your back to the wall and look out to belay.
Example:
That's what she said = slab
Soul Ram = edging route.
Up yonder = steep.
All else is just shades of gray...
vert to slightly over hanging is edging / technical
Steep gets started right around were you need to turn around and put your back to the wall and look out to belay.
Example:
That's what she said = slab
Soul Ram = edging route.
Up yonder = steep.
All else is just shades of gray...
Last edited by Wes on Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
"There is no secret ingredient"
Po, the kung fu panda
Po, the kung fu panda
But most of all it's the form. The term "slab" suggest an architectural element. Slab routes are, uh, slabby. So it has to lie, more or less, in a single plane. Even low angle faces are generally not called slabs when they are composed of a confusing jumble of intersecting surfaces. Furthermore, the intersection of two slabs can form a ridge or an arete. A line that ascends the resultant feature would rarely be referred to as a slab route, even if the moves are pure friction.
Is Edging the same as Slab climbing?
To me what you are asking is, what is the foot technique used?
I say slab climbing but I guess I mean "smearing with your feet". Climbing that doesn't consist of well formed holds, typicaly low angle. I have always maintained that Super Slab was wrongfully named. Because it isn't slab climbing it is "edge" or face climbing
I would also say edging routes(or a face climb) to mean a low angled or vert climb that has holds to stand on albeit small.
Technically, I am sure these are misnomers.