My sources for this list come from Chinese language forums, blogs, and videos. Terms without any Chinese are probably ones where you would only use the English but I’m interested to see if anybody has Chinese equivalents for those ones that are blank. As you can see, there can be differences between the mainland term and the Taiwanese one so I’ve tried my best to search for all the variations in terminology. I hope you enjoy the list!

Rock climbing: 攀岩 pān yán

Types of climbing

Aid climbing: 器械攀登 qì xiè pān dēng

Bouldering: 抱石 bào shí

Deep-water soloing: 深水独攀 shēn shuǐ dú pān

Free soloing: 徒手独攀, 自由独攀 tú shǒu dú pān, zì yóu dú pān

Indoor climbing: 室内攀岩 shì nèi pān yán

Lead climbing: 先锋攀登 xiān fēng pān dēng

Multi-pitch climb: 多段攀登 duō duàn pān dēng

Outdoor climbing: 户外攀岩 hù wài pān yán

Slab: 岩板 yán bǎn

Sport climbing: 运动攀登 yùn dòng pān dēng

Speed climbing: 速度攀登 sù dù pān dēng

Top-roping: 顶绳攀登 dǐng shéng pān dēng

Trad climbing: 传统攀登 chuán tǒng pān dēng

Climbing equipment

Anchor: 固定点 gù dìng diǎn (Taiwan) 顶链 dǐng liàn

ATC: 猪鼻子 zhū bí zǐ

Belay device: 保护器 bǎo hù qì (Taiwan) 确保器 què bǎo qì

Bolt: 岩石栓, 瓜片 yán shí shuān, guā piàn (Taiwan) bolt

Cam: 岩赛 yán sài (Taiwan) cam

Carabiner: 铁锁, 钩环 tiě suǒ, gōu huán

Chalk: 防滑粉, 镁粉 fáng huá fěn, měi fěn

Climbing shoes: 攀岩鞋 pān yán xié

Clip: 夹子 jiā zǐ

Crash pad: 抱石垫 bào shí diàn

Daisy chain: 菊绳 jú shéng

Dynamic rope: 动力绳, 弹性绳 dòng lì shéng, dàn xìng shéng

Harness: 安全带 ān quán dài

Helmet: 头盔 tóu kuī

Jumar: 上升器 shàng shēng qì

Locking carabiner: 主锁 zhǔ suǒ

Nut: 岩石塞 yán shí sāi

Quickdraw: 快挂 kuài guà (Taiwan) 快扣 kuài kòu

Rope: 绳 shéng

Static rope: 主绳, 静力绳 zhǔ shéng, jìng lì shéng

Climbing techniques

Bump: 跳点 tiào diǎn

Campus

Cross: 交叉手 jiāo chā shǒu

Downclimbing: 下攀 xià pān

Dropknee: 折膝 zhē xī (Taiwan) 膝盖朝下 xī gài zhāo xià

Dynamic belay: 动态保护 dòng tài bǎo hù

Dyno: 动态 dòng tài

Edging: 足边攀岩 zú biān pān yán

Flagging: 挂旗法 guà qí fǎ

Gaston: 横拉 héng lā

Heel-hooking: 脚跟勾 jiǎo gēn gōu (Taiwan) 掛腳 guà jiǎo

Layback: 侧身 cè shēn

Lock-off: 闭锁 bì suǒ

Mantle: 下压, 下推 xià yā, xià tuī

Match: 同点 tóng diǎn

Rappel: 下降 xià jiàng

Smearing: 摩擦 mó cā

Toe-hooking: 脚尖勾 jiǎo jiān gōu (Taiwan) 勾腳, 勾腳尖 gōu jiǎo, gōu jiǎo jiān

Traverse: 横切攀登 héng qiē pān dēng

Different holds and features

Arete

Crack: 裂缝 liè féng

Crimp: 抠点 kōu diǎn

Foot hold: 脚点 jiǎo diǎn

Hold: 岩点, 支点, 手点 yán diǎn, zhī diǎn, shǒu diǎn

Jug

Ledge: 平台 píng tái

Overhang: 俯角 fǔ jiǎo

Pinch: 捏 niē

Pocket: 指洞 zhǐ dòng

Sloper: 斜面点 xié miàn diǎn (Taiwan) 摩擦点, open点 mó cā diǎn, open diǎn

Undercling: 反抠 fǎn kōu (Taiwan) 倒抓 dǎo zhuā



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