Aufschwung
English translation: rock step
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| German to English translations [PRO] Tourism & Travel / Via ferrata climbing | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Alison MacG United Kingdom Local time: 20:15 | ||||||
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| 4 | ascent |
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| 4 | upswings (see link) |
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| 3 | vertical climb |
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| 3 | (yellow) slope |
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| 3 | rock step |
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| 1 | upsurge |
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| some background |
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37 mins confidence: 
vertical climb Explanation: judging from the description, which can be found here http://www.via-ferrata.de/img-klettersteig-rosskopf-726.htm There is also a description of a Swiss via ferrata here http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/moleson-the-perfect-compleme... |
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46 mins confidence:
(yellow) slope Explanation: Looking at the diagram at http://www.climbers-paradise.com/klettern/location-details/l... I think it is just the part of the route marked in yellow on the map - a relatively gentle slope after the steepness of the initial climb. |
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50 mins confidence:
upsurge Explanation: only thing that came to mind |
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2 hrs confidence:
ascent Explanation: Whatever the yellow refers to, "Aufschwung" when climbing refers to an ascent. Reference: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=d5f0a... |
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4 hrs confidence:
upswings (see link) Explanation: www.kleinwalsertal.com/.../mountain.../print.ht...Climbing In the natural climbing area of the mountain school Kleinwalsertal, the ... steep & challenging upswings and traverses with breath taking views down. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 Stunden (2012-03-07 21:47:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.websters-dictionary-online.com/.../mountai... - 10, 2.3087, mountain climbing, backswing, upswing, bring up, rising stage, climbing up in position, be set up. 11, 2.3086, mountain climbing, upswing, upturn, ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 Stunden (2012-03-07 21:52:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I´m fully aware of the fact that upswing is a renewed rise of something, such as economic upswing or economy is on the rise, but since i found the term also in connection with mountaineering, I must assume it is used also in the present field. |
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19 hrs confidence:
rock step Explanation: would be my suggestion here. This is a tricky one. I've seen it translated in many different ways - (rock) step, (rock) face, ascent, climb, incline, pull. What is certainly clear is that it refers to a section or feature of the route and that upward movement is definitely involved (almost vertical according to the map). I believe the "yellow" part refers to the colour of the rock on the route. Here are some nice images of the route concerned: 5-Gipfel-Klettersteig im Rofan – Fünf auf einen Streich Die senkrechte Felswand des Rosskopfs weckt bei einigen die Vorfreude, bei anderen nur Nervosität. Steil sieht sie aus, die gelb-rote Wand, die aus den grünen Wiesen etwa 150 Meter in die Höhe ragt. Bereits die ersten Meter zeigen, dass man hier deutlich mehr Kraft benötigt als bei der Haidachstellwand. Doch die Seile sind straff gespannt und beim Umhängen der Karabiner kann man meistens entspannt stehen. Ziemlich direkt führt der Steig über die ersten Steilstufen (C/D), danach quert man auf einem Band in leichteres Gelände. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/-gipfel-klettersteig-im-rof... Nach einem letzten Aufschwung (B) öffnet sich der Blick auf die Seekarlspitze (2261 m) und das nahe Gipfelkreuz des Rosskopfs. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/reise/-gipfel-klettersteig-im-rof... It's quite difficult to find definitive evidence, but here are a few examples of this usage. Als die gefährlichsten Abschnitte gelten der Eisbruch, der sich stündlich verändert, und ein kurzer Steilaufschwung zwischen Süd- und Hauptgipfel, der so genannte Hillary Step. http://www.profil.at/articles/0817/560/204231/atemlos-everes... the lower part of the rock step on the Hohlaubgrat, Allalinhorn (with image) http://www.ukclimbing.com/images/dbpage.html?id=125666 The Via Ferrata, or iron roadway, would take us on an exposed scramble up the old tramway on the outside of the vertical Honister Crags. At the start - John (in yellow) has climbed the initial rock step. http://www.loweswatercam.co.uk/070811_Via_Ferrata.htm Continue climbing directly to a yellow rock step. Start from the left side and work right back to the crest http://www.summitpost.org/east-ridge/161360 The equivalent French term is "ressaut", if that's any help. Dieser Aufschwung teilt sich in zwei Rinnen; Ce ressaut se divise en deux goulottes ; http://www.camptocamp.org/routes/54275/fr/le-rateau-sommet-w... Atteindre le sommet en franchissant deux ressauts équipés de pitons (passage en III). Reach the summit by climbing over two rock steps fitted with pitons (a III passage). http://www.tourisme-oisans.com/IMG/pdf_OISANS-TOURISME_guide... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2012-03-08 16:40:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another finding from a Spanish climbing site/magazine (Desnivel): m. (fr., ressaut; it., risalto; al., aufschwung; in., step). Parte que sobresale. Desplome panza, resalte y saliente se refieren a cosas similares. http://enciclopediadesnivel.com/index.php/Resalte |
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Reference comments
12 mins |
| Reference: some background Reference information: http://pressezone.myftp.org/at/achensee_sommer_klettern_2011... The whole article describes the are and the climbing experience; seems to be stations where you stop and either go on or walk back to the bottom /maybe upward swing would work here |
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