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| Tick Type | Definition | Personality | Comment | |
 | Solo climbing | To climb alone, without a rope. | Kenny (South Park) | We're talking death wish. The climber may have a psychological imbalance. |
 | Onsight | To lead a climb with no rests on gear or falls and no beta or prior knowledge of the moves (reading the guidebook is OK) and without pre-placing protection or draws. | Indianna Jones | Adventure with a touch of the dinosaur. Often results in big falls and partner burn out. |
 | Flash | To lead a climb with no rests on gear or falls on your first attempt but using prior inspection, information or beta from others, but without practicing the moves (gear may be pre-placed). | Lara Croft | Adventure leads for the thinking climber. |
 | Redpoint | To lead a climb you have practiced previously, where ultimately the lead is made placing protection, without falling or resting on protection. (Leading a climb you have previously seconded or toproped is, by definition, a redpoint) | Rocky | Perserverance and determination will get you there in the end. Early retirement due to chronic overuse injuries. |
 | Pinkpoint | To lead a climb with pre-placed protection or draws. | Keanu Reeves | Heavy on style, light on substance, a pretty soft option unless you're climbing up in the higher grades. |
 | Dog | Lead but with rest or fall | Anna Nicole Smith | You'll do anything it takes to get to the top, but call that being a leader? |
  | Second/Toprope (Clean) | To climb a pitch without leading it, with the rope attached from above, without falling or resting on protection. | Lassie | A good partner, leader's best friend. Usually the best dressed of all climbers. |
  | Second/Toprope (With rest or fall) | To climb a pitch without leading it, with the rope attached from above, including rests on the rope and/or falls. | Homer Simpson | Get a move on or your partner will be reaching for the belay knife. |
 | First Assent | To be the first to do the climb in an acceptable style. (For that they get to name the climb). | Sir Edmund Hilary | Because it was there. |
 | Aid Climb | To use the assistance of your climbing gear to complete the climb. | The Terminator | Part man, part machine. Either I'm going up or the wall's coming down. |
 | Hit | A climb you plan to do. | A dreamer. | |
 | Ghost | A climb you attempted to do but failed. | Jeffrey Skilling (Enron) | Bitten off more than you can chew. |