Glossary of Climbing Terms

WAD: Originating in Sheffield, a WAD is a "super climber" or climber who is on-sighting 7c+.
Wand: A bamboo stick with a small flag on top used to mark paths over glaciers and snow fields.
Wallerina: A graceful female climber who appears to dance up the climbing wall.
Webbing: Hollow and flat nylon strip, mainly used to make slings.
Webolette: A piece of webbing with eyes sewn into the ends which can be used in place of a cordelette.
Weighting: As in, "weighting the rope." Any time the rope takes the weight of the climber. This can happen during a minor fall, a whipper (long fall), or simply by resting while hanging on the belay rope (see also hangdogging).
Whipper: A lead fall from above and to the side of the last clip, whipping oneself downwards and in an arc. Has come to denote any fall beyond the last placed or clipped piece of protection.
Wired: A route or sequence that a climber has rehearsed extensively and thus ascends with ease. See dialled.
Wires: See nuts.
Wolf moon: To complete a lead climb during night time.
Woodie: A home made climbing wall. Often specifically a hybrid between a climbing wall and a fingerboard. Specifically called such because of the wooden panels (usually left unpainted) used to attach the climbing holds to.