What do words do for us?
\nThere are many studies showing that, without words, without language, we
\ncannot think. At least no more than a rat is able to think.
\nHaving words and symbols to describe our world is not only necessary to our
\nability to navigate it as conscious, intellectual beings, but words somehow
\nmanage even to change our world in some fundamental way. We create words and
\nin turn they create us.
\nThe proof that climbing is such a rich, nuanced and specialized micro-universe
\nis in our particularly quirky and interesting language. And the person at the
\nhelm of our vertical lexicon is Matt Samet: climbing\u2019s modern-day amalgam of
\nwriters Shakespeare, Bierce and Webster.
\nMatt Samet has written hands down the most wickedly funny prose in climbing\u2019s
\nconsiderable compendium. When I started as an intern, and then associate
\neditor, of Rock and Ice, he was my first mentor, and he taught me so much of
\nwhat I know. I\u2019m excited to announce that Samet has released the Climbing
\nDictionary\u2014an essential compilation of our own slang, terms, neologisms and
\nlingo.
\nI highly recommend getting this book\u2014it\u2019s entertaining, informative and funny.
\nEvery climber should have a copy, because mastering these words is the first
\nstep to mastering the world of climbing.
\nBecause I\u2019m a fellow logophile, I was really interested hearing about the
\nprocess that went into compiling climbing\u2019s first and very own dictionary, so
\nI sent my old mentor a few questions to pick his brain. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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