| English |
German |
| Words and Terms |
| climbing (the sport) |
Klettern |
| rope (the thing we tie into) |
Seil |
| rock (the stuff we climb on) |
Fels |
| to rappel |
abseilen |
| anchor |
Fixpunkt, Stand |
| route |
Route |
| bolt |
Haken |
| quickdraw |
Expreßschlinge |
| trad (climbing on gear) |
Klettern mit mobilen Sicherungen (alpines klettern) |
| sport (climbing on bolts) |
Sportklettern |
| alpine |
Alpines Klettern |
| ice climbing |
Eisklettern |
| pitch |
Seillänge |
| to lead |
vorsteigen |
| to follow |
nachsteigen |
| toprope |
topropen (klettern mit Sicherung von oben) |
| harness |
Klettergurt |
| shoes |
Schuhe |
| knot |
Knoten |
| chalk |
Magnesia |
| bouldering |
bouldern |
| problem |
problem |
| spot (belaying for bouldering) |
Aufpassen |
| crashpad |
Matte |
| Climbing Commands |
| on belay |
nachkommen (leader to the second); ich hab dich (belayer to the leader) |
| off belay (I'm safe and you can take me off belay) |
Stand |
| belay off (I have taken you off belay) |
Seil frei |
| off rappel |
Seil frei |
| rock! (I'm dropping something on your head) |
Achtung Stein! |
| rope! (I'm about to pull my rope now) |
Achtung Seil! |
| slack! (I need slack) |
Seil |
| up rope (there's too much slack - please remove some of it) |
Seil ein! |
| take! (remove all slack immediately) |
mach zu! (mach dicht!) |
| lower me |
lass mich ab |
| clipping |
einklinken |
| watch me (I'm in trouble here) |
pass auf! |
| Useful Sentences |
| What is the name of this
route? |
Wie heißt diese Route? |
| What is this route
rated? |
Wie schwierig ist diese Route? |
| Does this route have fixed anchors? |
Hat diese Route feste Standplätze? |
| Do I need a sixty meter rope for this route? |
Brauche ich ein Sechzigmeterseil für diese Route? |
| Do I need two ropes to rappel this route? |
Brauchen wir zwei Seile um diese Route abzuseilen? |
| How many pitches does this route have? |
Wieviele Seillängen hat diese Route? |
| Do I need trad gear to lead this route? |
Brauche ich mobile Sicherungsmittel (Keile, Friends ...) um diese Route vorzusteigen? |
| How many bolts does this route have? |
Wieviele Haken hat diese Route? |
| Are you done with this route? |
Bist du mit dieser Route fertig? |
| Where can I buy climbing gear? |
Wo kann ich Klettersachen kaufen? |
| Is there an outhouse (bathroom) near here? |
Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Toilette? |
| Where can we camp? |
Wo können wir zelten? |
| Would you spot me? |
Würdest du bitte auf mich aufpassen? |
| Would you belay me? |
Würdest du mich bitte sichern? |
| Customs and Airport Security |
| This is chalk, used for rock climbing. |
Das ist Magnesia zum klettern. |
| This is rock climbing equipment. |
Das ist Kletterausrüstung. |
| Common Courtesy |
| please |
bitte |
| thank you |
danke |
| you're welcome |
bitte |
| My name is Dawn. |
Mein Name ist Dawn
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