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verb
To free-climb (a route), while lead climbing, after having practiced the route beforehand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From red + point, as a calque of German Rotpunkt, coined by Kurt Albert in the mid-1970s at Frankenjura. He would paint a red X on a fixed pin that he could avoid using for a foothold or handhold.
