verb
- past tense of jumar; to ascend a rope or fixed line using a jumar (a mechanical ascender device)
Usage: climbing and mountaineering terminology; technical usage
Examples
- The climber jumared up the fixed rope to reach the next camp.
- She jumared efficiently using both ascenders to make quick progress.
- After the storm, they jumared back to base camp along the established line.
- He jumared past the ice field without difficulty.
- The team jumared in single file up the vertical section of the route.