Bouldering in Fontainebleau with a Toddler

The woods around Fontainebleau have a reputation as one of the best places in the world to boulder. Thousands of sandstone boulders, with tens of thousands of boulder problems, scattered about a pretty forest that covers some 300 square kilometres. Fontainebleau also has a reputation as being a great place to take kids. That’s a … Read more Bouldering in Fontainebleau with a Toddler

Climbing a Cathedral and Ringing the Bell on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand

A little over half way up the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand there is a brass bell hanging from the rock. If you want to ring the bell, then you need to take a detour that traverses the face of the buttress above a sheer drop. There’s a slightly tricky step to negotiate, before you stand on a … Read more Climbing a Cathedral and Ringing the Bell on the Klettersteig Pfeilspitzwand

A Little Bit of the Eiger – the Rotstock Via Ferrata

“All the Grindelwald via ferrata are closed.” The woman at the tourist information office said these words in a firm, brisk tone that indicated that she didn’t realise that I would find them disappointing. I knew that there was a risk that the long, cold winter might mean that some mountain routes would still be … Read more A Little Bit of the Eiger – the Rotstock Via Ferrata

A definition of rock climbing

June 7, 2012September 17, 2012the Severe climber

I came across the following definitions by accident when I was researching rock climbing in Spain on the website www.andalucia.com. These definitions made me smile and so I thought I should share them.

“Those who find hiking not quite exciting enough may like to try rock climbing, which is hiking vertically upwards, mountaineering, which is hiking vertically upwards with snow, or caving, which is hiking vertically downwards (except for the return journey, which is hiking vertically upwards underground).”

Glacier de Moiry — Hiking vertically upwards with snow

3 thoughts on “A definition of rock climbing”

Dave S says:

June 13, 2012 at 1:04 pm

Brilliant, I’m stealing that!

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- the Severe climber says:
  
  June 13, 2012 at 9:33 pm
  
  Thanks Dave. I’m pleased you like the post. I think it is an inspired definition and particularly like how the author made sure that they noted that you have to come up again if you go caving.
  
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thestonemind says:

August 16, 2012 at 4:51 pm

Nice. I always have called moderate trad climbing “advanced hiking.” Of course, I tend towards sport / bouldering myself, so I’m biased.

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