Climbing route: Difference between revisions
* Climbing area (or crag). Routes are often clustered together in a general “climbing area”, which is also known as a “[[crag (climbing)|crag]]”. Notable climbing areas include: [[El Capitan]] (for [[big wall climbing]] in the US), [[Clogwyn Du’r Arddu]] (for [[traditional climbing]] in the UK), [[Buoux]], [[Verdon Gorge]] and [[Ceuse]] (for [[sport climbing]] in France).
* Climbing area (or crag). Routes are often clustered together in a general “climbing area”, which is also known as a “[[crag (climbing)|crag]]”. Notable climbing areas include: [[El Capitan]] (for [[big wall climbing]] in the US), [[Clogwyn Du’r Arddu]] (for [[traditional climbing]] in the UK), [[Buoux]], [[Verdon Gorge]] and [[Ceuse]] (for [[sport climbing]] in France).
* Route name. While rock and modern ice climbing routes can have any name, offensive names are removed from most databases and guidebooks.{{cite web | website=theCrag | url=https://www.thecrag.com/en/article/namingpolicy | title=Route naming policy | date=2023 | accessdate=26 August 2023}}} In countries such as France the person who first created the route names it, whereas in others such as the US, the first person to ascend the route names it (e.g. the ”[[Realization (climb)#History|Realization/Biographie]]” controversy).{{cite web | magazine=[[Rock & Ice]] | title=Margo Hayes Sends Biographie/Realization (5.15a) | date=25 December 2017 | accessdate=26 August 2023 | first=Hayden | last=Carpenter | url=https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/margo-hayes-sends-biographierealization-5-15a/ }} Alpine routes tend to have names based on the peak or the first ascender, such as the ”[[Bonatti Pillar]]” or the ”[[Walker Spur (climb)|Walker Spur]]”.
* Route name. While rock and modern ice climbing routes can have any name, offensive names are removed from databases and guidebooks.{{cite web | website=theCrag | url=https://www.thecrag.com/en/article/namingpolicy | title=Route naming policy | date=2023 | accessdate=26 August 2023}}} In countries such as France the person who created the route names it, whereas in others such as the US, the first person to ascend the route names it (e.g. the ”[[Realization (climb)#History|Realization/Biographie]]” controversy).{{cite web | magazine=[[Rock & Ice]] | title=Margo Hayes Sends Biographie/Realization (5.15a) | date=25 December 2017 | accessdate=26 August 2023 | first=Hayden | last=Carpenter | url=https://www.rockandice.com/climbing-news/margo-hayes-sends-biographierealization-5-15a/ }} Alpine routes tend to have names based on the peak or the first ascender, such as the ”[[Bonatti Pillar]]” or the ”[[Walker Spur (climb)|Walker Spur]]”.
* Type and condition of the surface. Different types of rock, such as [[limestone]], [[granite]], or [[sandstone]], present different challenges in terms of friction and types of holds. The typical condition of the rock (e.g. solid or crumbling, or dry and damp) might be noted. Ice climbers will differentiate between the type of ice (e.g. water ice, permanent alpine ice), and the stability of the ice surface (e.g. sheet ice, thick ice).
* Type and condition of the surface. Different types of rock, such as [[limestone]], [[granite]], or [[sandstone]], present different challenges in terms of friction and types of holds. The typical condition of the rock (e.g. solid or crumbling, or dry and damp) might be noted. Ice climbers will differentiate between the type of ice (e.g. water ice, permanent alpine ice), and the stability of the ice surface (e.g. sheet ice, thick ice).
Path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, rock, or ice wall
A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, a rock face or obstacle, or an ice-covered face or obstacle. The details of a climbing route are recorded in a climbing guidebook and/or in an online climbing route database and will include elements such as the type of climbing route (e.g. bouldering route, sport climbing route, traditional climbing route, mixed climbing route, and alpine climbing route, etc.), the difficulty grade of the route and any risk or commitment grade, the length and number of pitches of the route, and the type of climbing equipment (e.g. climbing protection gear) needed to complete the route.
There are definitions as to what is a valid ascent of a route (e.g. the redpoint in rock climbing), and the class of ascent (e.g. onsighted, flashed). The first ascent, first free ascent, and first female free ascent, are often recorded for important routes. Once a route is established, variations may be created (e.g. directessimas, sit starts, or enchainments), and climbers will try to improve the “style” in which the route is climbed (e.g. minimizing any aid climbing or other supports such as oxygen or fixed ropes). Some may also seek to limit the in-situ…
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