toprope

See also: top-rope

English

Etymology

top +‎ rope

Noun

toprope (plural topropes)

  1. (climbing) A rope, used for the climber's safety, which runs from a belayer at the foot of a route through one or more carabiners connected to an anchor system at the top of the route and back down to the climber, usually attaching to the climber by means of a harness.

Verb

toprope (third-person singular simple present topropes, present participle toproping, simple past and past participle toproped)

  1. Alternative form of top-rope
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