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climbing route [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, rock, or ice wall.

CONT

A given cliff may have hundreds of routes, each having a name and rating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[Itinéraire] à suivre sur une paroi, composé de passages présentant des difficultés.

CONT

Les voies d'escalade font l'objet d'une cotation qui permet d'évaluer leur degré de difficulté.

CONT

Il existe [...] une abondante documentation concernant les massifs alpins et les voies les plus classiques. Ainsi, les guides [...] donnent une information très précise sur les caractéristiques générales des itinéraires (dénivellation, difficulté d'ensemble, horaire moyen, matériel utile), le cheminement, les passages et leurs cotations.

Spanish

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