Bergeinstieg

English translation: summit attack; attack on the summit

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German term or phrase:Bergeinstieg
English translation:summit attack; attack on the summit
Entered by: Katy62

17:44 Sep 23, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Bergklettern
German term or phrase: Bergeinstieg
Die Berghütte ist oft Ausgangspunkt für den **Einstieg** in die Eigernordwand.

Oder... Als Bergführer hat er die Eigernordwand 20 Mal **durchstiegen**.

Oder... Für den Bergführer ist es ein **Einstieg** ins Ungewisse.

Ich denke, es handelt sich dabei alles um den gleichen Bergsteiger-Begriff...
Quelle: Schweizerdeutsch -> British English
Danke!
Katy62
Local time: 13:17
summit attack; attack on the summit
Explanation:
"Summit approach" sounds to me, and I suspect to most mountaineers, as if all the hard work is behind them, and they are on the last few (hundred) feet. Summit attack certainly seems to be used in conjunction with base camp pretty often. Here's one "attack":

Full text of "The Age Of Mountaineering"
... which bores through the rock of the Eiger, they came out on the preci- pice ...... however, were still thinking in terms of another summit attack, ...
www.archive.org/stream/ageofmountaineer002646mbp/ageofmount...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-09-24 07:53:30 GMT)
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BTW, the expressions are NOT the same; I offer you:
"Einstieg": (1) attack;
"durchsteigen": to conquer, and
"Einstieg (2) either "a climb into" the unknown, or "an attack on" the unknown.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1starting point for scaling the Eigernordwand
Ellen Kraus
4 +1summit approach
Kim Metzger
4summit attack; attack on the summit
David Moore (X)
3ascent start point
Maureen Millington-Brodie


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
starting point for scaling the Eigernordwand


Explanation:

to scale means ersteigen which in this context may be used as well

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Note added at 17 Min. (2008-09-23 18:01:25 GMT)
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this verb is particularly suitable for expressing that steep walls and high mountains are climbed

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
1 hr
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
summit approach


Explanation:
I'd say Bergeinstieg is summit approach or mountain approach.

George Edward Foster with Hans Baumann and Ulrich Rubi made the first ascent of the South Ridge on 31 July 1876. This ascent was made from the North Eigerjoch, which was reached via the Eiger Glacier. The party had reached North Eigerjoch from the south in 1874, but did not have time to continue to the summit. The approach via the Eiger Glacier is no longer practical due to crevasse and ice fall danger.
http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150228/eiger.html

The Eiger summit approach via the South Ridge

http://www.mountaintracks.co.uk/summer/photo/281

mountain approach
http://treehouse.ofb.net/go/en/node/265


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124

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agree  writeaway
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summit attack; attack on the summit


Explanation:
"Summit approach" sounds to me, and I suspect to most mountaineers, as if all the hard work is behind them, and they are on the last few (hundred) feet. Summit attack certainly seems to be used in conjunction with base camp pretty often. Here's one "attack":

Full text of "The Age Of Mountaineering"
... which bores through the rock of the Eiger, they came out on the preci- pice ...... however, were still thinking in terms of another summit attack, ...
www.archive.org/stream/ageofmountaineer002646mbp/ageofmount...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-09-24 07:53:30 GMT)
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BTW, the expressions are NOT the same; I offer you:
"Einstieg": (1) attack;
"durchsteigen": to conquer, and
"Einstieg (2) either "a climb into" the unknown, or "an attack on" the unknown.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
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1 day 19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ascent start point


Explanation:
or ascemt access

Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
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