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Climbing Glossary

 

ENGLISH TERM SPANISH EQUIVALENT
   

anchors

fisueros enpotradores

artificial

artificial

belay (place)

reunión, eg primera reunión (first belay)

belay (v)

dar seguridad

belay off

libre

belay device

placa

bolt

bolt, spit

carabiner, locking

mosquetón con seguridad

carabiner

mosqueton

chalk

magnesio

clean

limpio

climb (v)

escalar

climb (signal)

cuando quiera

climbing

escalando

clip (v.)

mosquetonear

columns (tufa)

colada (lge), costilla (sm), paleta (medium)

corner/dihedral

diedro

crack

fisura, grieta (large)

drill

taladro (n), taladrar (v).

drill bit barrena

fixed anchors

estación fija

foothold

presa de pie

friends, cams

frends

handhold

presa

hanger

placa, chapa

harness

arnés

helmut

casco

hex

hexentrix

insecticide (for wasps) polvo duble o polvo piojillo

lead

puntear (v), el punteo (the lead)

ledge

repisa

limestone

caliza

nuts (all)

fisureros

off belay

salvo

overhanging

desplomado (off vertical)

pack

mochila

pinch (n)

pinza

pitch

largo

protection

seguridades intermedias

put up

abrir (open)

roof

techo

rope

cuerda, soga

route

via, ruta

skateboard

chivichana

slack

cuerda (rope)

slings

expres, cinta

smooth

liso

steep

escarpado, empinado

stoppers

estoper

take

tensión

tension

tensión

traditional

clasica, tradicional

trail

trillo, pista, sendero.

tri cam

tricam

vertical

vertical

Wall

pared, paredes

 

 

         
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