| English |
Spanish |
| Words and Terms |
| climbing (the sport) |
escalada |
| rope (the thing we tie into) |
cuerda |
| rock (the stuff we climb on) |
roca |
| rappel |
"rapel" (the
action), "rapelar" (the verb) |
| anchor |
"seguro", if
it is a belay anchor it is called a "reunion" (meeting) as it is the place
where leader and second meet |
| route |
via |
| bolt |
by its type (Spits,Parabolts) or
"chapas" for the hangers |
| quickdraw |
"cinta express"
or just "express" |
| trad (climbing on gear) |
this is just
"escalada"; you can call it "tradicional" it's but not common usage |
| sport (climbing on bolts) |
escalada deportiva |
| alpine |
escalada en estilo alpino |
| ice |
hielo |
| pitch |
largo |
| to belay |
asegurar |
| to lead |
ir de
primero |
| to follow |
ir de
segundo |
| toprope |
"toprope" or "polea" |
| harness |
arnes |
| shoes |
"pies de
gato" or simply "gatos" |
| knot |
nudo |
| check the knot |
comprueba el nudo |
| carabiner |
mosqueton |
| cordelette |
cordino |
| chalk |
magnesio |
| bouldering |
"bouldering" or "escalada en bloques" |
| problem |
problema |
| spot (as it relates to bouldering) |
amparar |
| crashpad |
crashpad |
| Climbing Commands |
| on belay |
"listo" (ready), "va" (go), "te
tengo" (I got you) |
| off belay (I'm safe and you can take me off belay) |
estoy seguro |
| belay off (I have taken you off belay) |
"sin seguro"
or "estas suelto" |
| off rappel |
"ya puedes bajar" or "listo, baja!" |
| rock! (I'm dropping something on your head) |
roca! |
| rope! (I'm about to pull my rope now) |
cuerda! |
| slack |
"suelta",
"dejala suelta" (leave slack on the rope), "mas suelta" (more slack) |
| up rope |
recoge |
| take! |
recoge |
| lower me |
bajame |
| clipping |
"chapando" (clipping) or "chapo" (I clip) |
| watch me (I'm in trouble here) |
"vigila!" or "cuidado!" or
"voy!" (going! when about to attempt a difficult step) |
| Useful Sentences |
| What is the name of this
route? |
¿Como se llama esta via? |
| What is this route
rated? |
¿De que grado es
esta via? |
| Does this route have fixed anchors? |
¿Tiene
seguros fijos esta via? |
| Do I need a 60 meter rope for this route? |
¿Necesito
una cuerda de sesenta metros para esta via? |
| Do I need two ropes to rappel this route? |
¿Necesito dos
cuerdas para rapelar esta via? |
| How many pitches does this route have? |
¿De cuantos
largos es esta via? |
| Do I need trad gear to lead this route? |
¿Necesito
material para asegurar esta via? |
| How many bolts does this route have? |
¿Cuantas
chapas hay en esta via? |
| Are you done with this route? |
¿Habeis
acabado con esta via? |
| Where can I buy climbing gear? |
¿Donde
puedo comprar material de escalada? |
| Is there an outhouse (bathroom) near here? |
¿Hay algun baño cerca? |
| Where can we camp? |
¿Donde
se puede acampar? or ¿Donde se puede vivaquear? |
| Can you spot me? |
¿Puedes ampararme? |
| Can you belay me? |
¿Puedes asegurarme? |
| Can you belay with (device x)? |
¿Sabes asegurar con un (device x)? |
| Customs and Airport Security |
| This is chalk, used for rock climbing. |
Esto es magnesio, se
usa para escalar en roca. |
| This is rock climbing equipment. |
Esto es material 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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