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Alpine climbing
Alpine climbing is climbing in mountain terrain: often multi-pitch routes, rock, snow or ice, long approaches, weather windows, route-finding and rope-team decisions. It is not IFSC competition climbing on an artificial wall.
LevelVariant
FamilyClimbing Family
CategoryOutdoor sport
Classification
Category
Outdoor sport
Family
Climbing Family
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
outdoor, alpinklettern, outdoor-sport, alpine-climbing, kletter-familie
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Complete an alpine climbing route safely and appropriately as a rope team.
Teilnehmer
Rope team, often two people; guided groups depending on provider.
Teamgröße
Usually a two-person rope team, varying by route and guiding setup.
Spielfeld
Natural alpine terrain with routes, belay stances, protection, approach and descent.
Dauer
From several hours to long day or multi-day routes.
Wertung
No points; style, safety and route completion are the practical measures.
Gewinnbedingung
Safe completion and return; no opponent format.
Ausrüstung
- harness
- helmet
- rope
- belay device
- carabiners/quickdraws
- route-specific protection
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- missing partner check
- unsafe belay
- wrong equipment
- ignored weather/retreat plan
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
Federations
- International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
- Von der Halle an den Fels Deutscher Alpenverein · safety-guide · high
- Kletterausruestung Deutscher Alpenverein · equipment-guide · high
- Essential skills for alpine climbing British Mountaineering Council · skills-guide · high
- Alpine essentials British Mountaineering Council · beginner-guide · medium