Epic

A climber’s slang term that refers to a big climbing adventure and all the bad stuff that happens on it, like ropes getting stuck, being benighted on a ledge, getting caught in a bad storm, or wandering off route.

Usage: A climber says after retreating off El Cap in a snowstorm, “Man, those rappels below Sickle Flake were totally epic. I just about froze my hands off.”