visokogorstvo

English translation: High altitude mountaineering

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Serbian term or phrase:visokogorstvo
English translation:High altitude mountaineering
Entered by: Bogdan Petrovic

17:41 Oct 25, 2016
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Serbian term or phrase: visokogorstvo
Planinarsko sportsko društvo Stražilovo iz Sremskih Karlovaca ima dugačku tradiciju i usmereno je na promociju značaja boravka u prirodi i aktivnog života kroz organizaciju edukacija, seminara i brojnih aktivnosti, kao što su pešačenje, planinarenje, visokogorstvo, alpinizam, skijanje, planinski biciklizam i slično.
Bogdan Petrovic
Serbia
Local time: 14:57
High altitude mountaineering
Explanation:
http://www.sportdepot.rs/rs/news/hajker_treker_ili_planinar_...
Mountaineering ili „planinarenje”
Sport, hobi ili profesija koja obuhvata hiking, skiing i climbing mountains - to je planinarenje. Dakle, „planinar” je malo širi termin jer je „planina” (brdo, brtašce, čuka, čukica...) obavezna bilo kao vrh ili kao transferzala. Najčešće se radi o vrhu do kog se treba probiti bez obzira na vremenske uslove i to ledom, snegom ili glečerima. Iako je ova definicija prilično precizna danas je, a posebno na našim prostorima, jako malo planinara koji se zaista mogu uklopiti u ovu definiciju. Zbog toga je patentiran termin „visokogorstvo”. Dakle, ova definicija primenjuje se na visokogorce, koji gaze vrhove više od 2.000 metara. Ostali su planinari.

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sofijana
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3 +1High altitude mountaineering
sofijana
3Alpinism/Extreme Mountaineering
Mihailolja


  

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High altitude mountaineering


Explanation:
http://www.sportdepot.rs/rs/news/hajker_treker_ili_planinar_...
Mountaineering ili „planinarenje”
Sport, hobi ili profesija koja obuhvata hiking, skiing i climbing mountains - to je planinarenje. Dakle, „planinar” je malo širi termin jer je „planina” (brdo, brtašce, čuka, čukica...) obavezna bilo kao vrh ili kao transferzala. Najčešće se radi o vrhu do kog se treba probiti bez obzira na vremenske uslove i to ledom, snegom ili glečerima. Iako je ova definicija prilično precizna danas je, a posebno na našim prostorima, jako malo planinara koji se zaista mogu uklopiti u ovu definiciju. Zbog toga je patentiran termin „visokogorstvo”. Dakle, ova definicija primenjuje se na visokogorce, koji gaze vrhove više od 2.000 metara. Ostali su planinari.

http://www.everestnews.com/risks.htm

sofijana
Serbia
Local time: 14:57
Native speaker of: Serbian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Alpinism/Extreme Mountaineering


Explanation:
Although "Alpinism" is not so widely used in English, it is much more common in European languages. I would go for "Extreme Mountaineering".


    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22extreme+mountaineering%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&ei=o7UPWOW9LafA8gf-7rfgCA#q=%22a
Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:57
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