kletterschuh

plural kletterschuhe · plural kletterschuhs

1. A lightweight boot used in rock climbing.

   […] kletterschuhs and knickers of Dartmouth's old mountaineers are gone.

   1994, Climbing, numbers 142-144, page 158

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   Fitting a kletterschuh will be a little different than fitting most other types of shoes.

   1973, The Explorers Ltd. Source Book

   Relying on pitons hand forged by Yvon Chouinard in the Camp 4 parking lot and Austrian kletterschuhs, Bridwell and his cohorts practiced a ground-up ethic that outlawed previewing, hang-dogging, or resting on gear.

   2002, Peter Potterfield, Greg Child, Over the Top: Humorous Mountaineering Tales, page 91

   She was definitely female, outfitted with a spandex halter-top, Gore-Tex shorts, and latex kletterschuhs, yet she smelled like a bicycle mechanic.

   2016, Darrell Mulch, Nagah and the Thunderegg, page 205

   Synonyms: klet