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alpine climbing [2 records]

Record 1 2002-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Climbing done in regions above the tree-line, areas where the temperatures are such that little if any vegetation can survive.

CONT

Alpine climbing can be separated into technical and non-technical climbing. The former refers to ... climbing where it is necessary to have specialized equipment such as ropes, crampons, ice screws and so forth. The latter refers to easy (although strenuous) climbing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Ascension de hautes montagnes, au-delà de la ligne de végétation, avec ou sans aides artificielles (corde, crampons, piolet, oxygène).

OBS

Nom donné au sport dont l'origine fut l'exploration des massifs alpins.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Long climbs in the high mountains which involve rock and ice climbing.

CONT

Alpine climbing style usually means moving camps up the mountain in a continuous push ... All equipment and supplies are carried with the team at all times.

OBS

Alpinism: Sometimes used to denote climbing which involves snow and ice at fairly high altitudes - as in the Alps. Perhaps a corruption of the French alpinisme.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Ainsi l'expédition légère, de même que les nouvelles formes d'alpinisme dans les Alpes, tendent à relancer le mythe de l'alpinisme des origines, où l'homme affronte la montagne avec le moins d'intermédiaires possible. Par expédition légère, on entend une expédition ne recourant pas à la logistique complexe des expéditions traditionnelles (porteurs d'altitude, camps et cordes fixes, oxygène) et limitée quant au nombre de participants.

Spanish

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