Ander - Chapter 8, Subchapter 5
The notch (what james called a 'lap joint') made a good handhold as he dragged it onto his shoulder.
Her Gift
The pair managed to catch handholds below the rim, but they both tried to climb up through the same route at once. the dalmatian stuck his elbow into ellis's ribs in rebuke over their tangled limbs and caused the wolfhound's paw to slip.
Starborne - Adrift in a Sea of Stars: Into the Light
As both of your paws find the closest handholds there, i urge you to get your lungs ready to breathe air again before your oxygen saturation levels would drop too low. "almost there. now - cough!"
In the Shadows of Kryckwood - Ch. 6 (MHO)
Finding reliable handholds was tricky, and a few patches had thorny vines on them which made the task painful. still, he pushed through the pain and frustration, determined to take the most direct path back that he could.
Hybrid
His hands began to shake as he climbed, looking for one handhold, then the next. one gave out, then another, then he fell. he caught himself again, but the rock smashed into his chest and knocked the breath out of him.
The Coffin: Part 8
Pulling one of his knives from under a sleeve, marcus drove it into the water-softened stone, giving him the semblance of a handhold. "all i need is a big noise, like a footstep but louder. can you do that?"
Voyages of the Mara: Arc 2 Chapter 1 Salvagers
They drifted out through the darkness, holding onto their propulsion gears; little handheld devices, designed almost like hang gliders, with the 'glider' part, with two miniaturized ion boosters on either end of a pole, activated by triggers on the handholds
A Chronicle of Lies - Chapter 20: The Devourer
She crunched the vermin under her massive feet, leaping over them with pride, causing vincent to strain at his handholds. but he could not be shaken off now, he was bound to her by the strange workings of the shryken.
Starborne - Trial by Fire: A Small Step for a Canine
I sense myself moving, grasping handholds as i climb along long beams of metal. towards the miniature star below me, then away again.
Skipping Out
She nodded and headed for the door, bracing her weightless self against a handhold and pushing the door sideways into its slot. "bring them down here and we'll try to do the ones in this corridor. and hurry!
Awakened spirit - chapter 4
He continued his memories of the mingling of the mouse and his scents with all the affections they shared, but the itching had given her a handhold against the indulgent desires.
Kitsune Story Commission for Catprog
The last handhold atop the ledge feels like a slice of heaven as you climb the last foot upward and swing your paws up and over.