handholds

There were a surprising number of handholds around the bridge, and the control consoles had a lot more buttons and switches than La Forge had seen in a long time.

Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011

They took with them only lengths of linen rope and their tent pegs to drive into the cliffs for handholds.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The sore hands thing is, of course, because I am working on harder climbs, which means concomitantly smaller and tricker handholds requiring (often) greater force to stick on.

i'll make you lick my injury. truepenny 2010

I also had a small epiphany, which is that one reason the handholds suck so much on harder routes is because you're supposed to be able to do more with your feet.

changing guns for brooms the guards change to clean up crews matociquala 2009

They took with them only lengths of linen rope and their tent pegs to drive into the cliffs for handholds.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

To make up for the lack of sensory information, we tend to scan pages all at once, rather than read every word from top to bottom, looking for cues or familiar handholds that will guide us forward.

Designing for the gut | FactoryCity 2009

Groping for handholds, they scrambled up the slope, kicking stones down the mountain with every step.

The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

Groping for handholds, they scrambled up the slope, kicking stones down the mountain with every step.

The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

There are no such generously placed handholds in a public restroom.

Left Neglected Lisa Genova 2011

Long-gone are the dabs of gymnasts' chalk left by the fingertips of previous grimpeurs, so presenting once more uncharted territory like the pioneers faced, with no tell-tale smudges giving clues as to where the handholds are.

Country diary: Lake District 2011