free-climb
verb
free-climbed; free-climbing; free-climbs
: to climb something (such as a rock face) without using aids for support
free climber
noun
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Impossible franchise began with a shocking scene in which Cruise free-climbs a 2,000-ft. rock face in Utah.
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 May 2025
He free-soloed Yosemite’s El Cap in 2017, made first ascents in places like Greenland and Antarctica, and is currently working on a new project to free-climb the Nose.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Sharma ended up free-climbing a redwood in a city park in Eureka, California, and helping scientists gather data from the canopy.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
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Skyler Trepel, People.com, 25 May 2025
He free-soloed Yosemite’s El Cap in 2017, made first ascents in places like Greenland and Antarctica, and is currently working on a new project to free-climb the Nose.
—Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Sharma ended up free-climbing a redwood in a city park in Eureka, California, and helping scientists gather data from the canopy.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Free-climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-climb. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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