Rune Weaver
Mustering what strength she had left, she jabbed her hoof-tipped fingers into the brittle stone, cracking enough to make a rudimentary handhold. there was no time to test its stability.
Pillars of Folly 2 - Setting up Shop
As soon as kal was lying in the mud graezzit stepped onto his back and gripped his wings, using them as makeshift handholds to keep his balance and lower the risk that he would end up in the mud.
A Small Mishap
These made for useful handholds to shove their claws into as they made their way up. it took them almost a half hour, but they reached the top. tools, screws, nails and paperclips laid atop the counter.
New Horizons (An Iri Keltesh story)
In the microgravity, a quick tap of iri's boots against the outer airlock door was all it took to start him floating along the shaft, guiding his progress periodically with the handholds until he came to one of the larger access panels halfway up the spine
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.
City of Light: Chapter 14
The closest handholds were at least a story up, windows to some poor soul's home. above the sky cleaved in twain from a bolt of lightning as if to mock her.
Ander - Chapter 8, Subchapter 5
The notch (what james called a 'lap joint') made a good handhold as he dragged it onto his shoulder.
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
To boldly go
I grasped a handhold on the wall to steady myself, facing the immobile wolf. "i have good news and strange news," i said. "but the two are linked. what's the spot on platinum?" this seemed to have been a good way to open the discussion.
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!"
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.
Ander - Epilogue: Subchapter 5
The notch (what james called a 'lap joint') made a good handhold as he dragged it onto his shoulder.