Meaning & use
Etrier
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A short portable ladder made of rope or webbing, used by climbers to gain purchase on steep or overhanging rock.
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The climber clipped in an etrier to rest her feet on the sheer rock face.
Aid climbers rely on a series of etriers to ascend where there are no natural holds.
A note on using this word
"Etrier" is a French loanword literally meaning "stirrup," borrowed into English through mountaineering terminology.
Words with a similar meaning
aiderrope ladder
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