| Rock hiking is an exciting and thrilling sport. It is a highly | | | | vehicle of this shape and function. |
| challenging sport and requires a lot of experience and | | | | The word jeep would eventually be used as slang to |
| stamina. Always climbers work in pairs, one climbing | | | | refer to an airplane, a tractor that is used for carrying |
| and the other belaying. In lead climbing, the belay | | | | heavy equipment, and an auto gyro. When Holabird |
| climber feeds rope to the lead climber through a | | | | received one of the first few jeep models for testing, |
| device called belay device. | | | | the vehicle was not yet named. Soldiers present on |
| This allows the leader to climb up. On his way up he | | | | the project called it Jeep and the name remained. |
| places bolted hangers, protection, etc. The belay "locks | | | | Civil engineers and test drivers who were at the camp |
| off" the rope to make sure that secured person does | | | | during this time were not aware of the military slang. |
| not fall from the hold. | | | | They most likely were well known with the character |
| Rock climbing is climbing rocks using the various rock | | | | Eugene the Jeep and thought that Eugene was the |
| climbing gears such as harness belay etc. However, | | | | origin of the name jeep. |
| rock climbing need not be necessarily done by | | | | Other names the vehicle was referred to include Peep |
| manpower. These days rock climbing using jeeps is | | | | and Pygmy, Blitz-Buggy, etc. due to the association |
| very popular and preferred mainly by adventures | | | | with Eugene, the name Jeep became permanent and |
| lovers. This is know as jeep rock climbing. | | | | was better than any other term. A 4-wheel drive car |
| Now a day's Jeeps are used to hike some rough and | | | | with a capacity of one and a half tons was used for |
| irregular terrains. For rock climbing purpose, jeeps are | | | | army purposes and also for investigation. |
| specially designed, as they should be very rugged to | | | | A term applied to bantam-cars, and infrequently to |
| withstand the worst extreme cases. Jeep rock | | | | other types of motor-vehicles in United States of |
| climbing has been announced as an individual sport and | | | | America in the Link Trainer, Air Corps, the 1/2-ton |
| this sport is gaining is much more popularity these | | | | command car, in the armored forces, etc. |
| days. | | | | This kind of jeep rock climbing is mainly carried in |
| Jeep is a 4-wheeler automobile marquee and | | | | places having some big boulders of rock. The tyres of |
| registered trademark of Chrysler. It is one of the oldest | | | | jeep are specially designed, as they have to climb the |
| Sports utility vehicles available now, with Land Rover | | | | rough rock terrains. The tyres are broad and are |
| coming in a close 2nd. Many people consider the word | | | | made of vulcanized rubber. |
| jeep as a generic term and use it uncapitalised for any | | | | |