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Climbing
Glossary
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SPANISH
EQUIVALENT |
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anchors
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fisueros enpotradores
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artificial
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artificial
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belay
(place)
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reunión, eg primera reunión (first belay)
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belay (v)
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dar seguridad
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belay
off
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libre
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belay
device
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placa
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bolt
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bolt,
spit
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carabiner, locking
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mosquetón con seguridad
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carabiner
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mosqueton
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chalk
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magnesio
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clean
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limpio
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climb (v)
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escalar
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climb (signal)
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cuando quiera
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climbing
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escalando
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clip
(v.)
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mosquetonear
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columns (tufa)
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colada (lge), costilla (sm), paleta (medium)
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corner/dihedral
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diedro
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crack
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fisura, grieta (large)
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drill
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taladro (n), taladrar (v).
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| drill bit |
barrena |
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fixed anchors
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estación fija
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foothold
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presa de pie
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friends,
cams
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frends
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handhold
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presa
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hanger
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placa,
chapa
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harness
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arnés
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helmut
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casco
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hex
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hexentrix
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| insecticide (for wasps) |
polvo duble o polvo piojillo |
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lead
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puntear (v), el punteo (the lead)
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ledge
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repisa
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limestone
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caliza
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nuts
(all)
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fisureros
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off
belay
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salvo
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overhanging
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desplomado
(off vertical)
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pack
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mochila
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pinch
(n)
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pinza
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pitch
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largo
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protection
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seguridades intermedias
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put
up
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abrir
(open)
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roof
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techo
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rope
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cuerda, soga
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route
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via, ruta
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| skateboard |
chivichana
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slack
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cuerda (rope)
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slings
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expres,
cinta
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smooth
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liso
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steep
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escarpado, empinado
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stoppers
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estoper
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take
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tensión
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tension
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tensión
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traditional
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clasica, tradicional
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trail
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trillo, pista, sendero.
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tri
cam
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tricam
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vertical
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vertical
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Wall
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pared,
paredes
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