rock climbing

noun

: mountain climbing on rocky cliffs

rock climb intransitive verb

rock climber noun

Examples of rock climbing in a Sentence

a book about rock climbing

We are going rock climbing.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Milton Reimers Ranch Park offers a challenging terrain with mountain biking trails, rock climbing zones and river access for fishing along the Pedernales River. —Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026

When Thornton was 25 years old, in 1992, he was injured in a rock climbing accident that left him paralyzed from the waist down. —Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

Polansky proposed to Gaga on April 1 while the couple went out on a rock climbing trip. —Kieaundria Bellamy, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026

Maggie Daley Park Chicago The quarter-mile outdoor skating ribbon in Maggie Daley Park—with 27,500 feet of ice surface—is a looping path with slight elevation changes that curves past pine trees, a rock climbing wall, and a gorgeous city view. —Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 4 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rock climbing

• chiming
• liming
• priming
• rhyming
• timing