kletterschuh

See also: Kletterschuh

English

Etymology

From German Kletterschuh.

Noun

kletterschuh (plural kletterschuhe or kletterschuhs)

1. A lightweight boot used in rock climbing.

   Synonym: klet

   • 1973, The Explorers Ltd. Source Book:

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

   • 1994, Climbing, numbers 142-144, page 158:

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

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

     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.

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

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