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English to Italian
     by Guillaume Dargaud
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English Italian
Words and Terms
climbing arrampicata, scalata
rope corda
rock sasso, roccia
rappel doppia
anchor punto
route percorso, via
bolt chiodo a pressione, spit
quickdraw invio
trad (climbing on gear) tradizionale
sport (climbing on bolts) sportiva
ice ghiaccio
pitch tiro
belay sosta
to lead andare da primo
to follow seguire, secondo (arrampicare da)
toprope moulinette
harness imbrago, imbracatura
shoes scarpette
knot nodo
carabiner moschettone
chalk magnesite
Climbing Commands
on belay puoi venire
off belay (I'm safe and you can take me off belay) molla tutto
off rappel libera!
rock! (I'm dropping something on your head) sasso!
rope! (I'm about to pull my rope now) corda!
slack molla
up rope recupera
take! recupera!
lower me calame
watch me (I'm in trouble here) occhio
Useful Sentences
What is the name of this route? Come si chiama questa via?
What is this route rated? Quale livello ha questa via?
Does this route have fixed anchors? Ci stanno degli spits per calarsi en cima?
Do I need a 60 meter rope for this route? Ci vuole una corda da sessanta per questa via?
Do I need two ropes to rappel this route? Ci serve la doppia per scendere questa via?
How many pitches does this route have? Quanti tiri su questa via?
Do I need trad gear to lead this route? Ci serve dadi e friends su questa via?
How many bolts does this route have? Quanti spits su questa via?
Are you done with this route? Avete finito con questa via ?
Where can I buy climbing gear? Dove posso comprare materiale di arrampicata?
Is there an outhouse (bathroom) near here? Dove c'e un bagno vicino ?
Where can we camp? Dove si puņ campeggiare ?
Customs and Airport Security
This is chalk, used for rock climbing. E magnesite, serve ad arrampicare.
This is rock climbing equipment. E materiale di arrampicata.
Common Courtesy
please per favore
thank you grazie
you're welcome prego
My name is Dawn. Mi chiamo Dawn.

See also:

Climbing dictionary: English to French and Italian
R-O-Matic Italian/English Dictionary
Online English to Italian Dictionary
English-Italian On-line Dictionary
Webster's New World Italian Dictionary/Italian/English-English/Italian
Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
Italian Pronunciation
Little Italian Pronunciation Guide

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