| English |
Mexican Spanish |
| Words and Terms |
| climbing (the sport) |
escalada en roca |
| rope (the thing we tie into) |
cuerda |
| rock (the stuff we climb on) |
piedra, roca |
| to rappel |
rapelear |
| anchor (what we clip into) |
reunion |
| route |
ruta |
| bolt |
placa |
| quickdraw |
extension, anilla |
| trad (climbing on gear) |
escalda en grieta |
| sport (climbing on bolts) |
escalada deportiva |
| alpine |
alpinismo |
| ice |
hielo |
| pitch |
largo |
| to lead |
puntear |
| to follow |
ir de
segundo |
| toprope |
subir de yoyo |
| harness |
arnes |
| shoes |
gatas |
| knot |
nudo |
| chalk |
magnesia |
| bouldering |
boulderear |
| problem |
boulder |
| spot (as it relates to bouldering) |
spot |
| crashpad |
crashpad |
| Climbing Commands |
| on belay |
listo |
| off belay (I'm safe and you can take me off belay) |
libre |
| belay off (I have taken you off belay) |
libre |
| off rappel |
libre |
| rock! (I'm dropping something on your head) |
piedra! |
| rope! (I'm about to pull my rope now) |
cuerda! |
| slack |
dame
cuerda |
| up rope |
recupera
(cuerda) |
| take! |
tensa, sienteme |
| lower me |
bajame |
| clipping |
protejer |
| watch me (I'm in trouble here) |
trucha,(yes as in
trout don't laugh) |
| Useful Sentences |
| What is the name of this
route? |
¿Como se llama esta ruta? |
| What is this route
rated? |
¿Que grado tiene esta
ruta? |
| Does this route have fixed anchors? |
¿Esta ruta tiene cadenas? |
| Do I need a 60 meter rope for this route? |
¿Necesito una cuerda de sesenta
metros para esta ruta? |
| Do we need two ropes to rappel this route? |
¿Se necesitan dos cuerdas para
rapelear esta ruta? |
| How many pitches does this route have? |
¿Cuantos largos tiene esta ruta? |
| Do I need trad gear to lead this route? |
¿Necesito equipo para grieta
para puntear esta ruta? |
| How many bolts does this route have? |
¿Cuantas placas tiene esta ruta? |
| Are you done with this route? |
¿Ya terminaron con esta
ruta? |
| Where can I buy climbing gear? |
¿En donde puedo comprar
equipo de escalada? |
| Is there an outhouse (bathroom) near here? |
¿Hay un baño aqui cerca |
| Where can we camp? |
¿Donde podemos acampar? |
| Would you spot me? |
¿Me podrias dar spot? |
| Would you belay me? |
¿Me podrias asegurar? |
| Customs and Airport Security |
| This is chalk, used for rock climbing. |
Esto es magnesia, se usa
para escalar. |
| This is rock climbing equipment. |
Esto es equipo de escalada. |
| Common Courtesy |
| please |
por favor |
| thank you |
gracias |
| you're welcome |
de nada |
| My name is Dawn. |
Me llamo Dawn.
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