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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Spanish term or phrase:aproximación
Se trata de cómo elegir calzado para actividades outdoor:
Este tipo de calzado se divide en 3 grandes grupos
A) Alta montaña
Características:
Ofrecer máxima protección contra nieve y agua
Estabilidad, resistencia y sujeción
Suela muy rígida que aporte control sobre la pisada
Asegurar firmemente talón y tobillo
B) Media montaña
Características: Ligereza, comodidad y flexibilidad, aunque existe una gran variedad según la actividad a realizar (senderismo, barranquismo, aproximación..etc…)
Máxima comodidad, buen agarre y protección
Capacidad de respuesta ágil.
Explanation: "Approach shoes are hybrid footwear with some characteristics common to both hiking boots and rock climbing shoes. Like a shoe or boot designed for hiking, a properly fitting approach shoe can be worn comfortably while walking for long distances. And, like a climbing shoe, an approach shoe generally has a specialised sticky rubber sole which maintains traction on steeper grades of rock." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach_shoe
It basically means gear for the lower slopes of slopes of mountains.
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"Soy embajador de los zapatos de aproximación. Y de unos buenos
No siempre necesitas hacer aproximaciones largas [...]. Pero cuando tienes que hacer aproximaciones largas con mochila, si estás cargando todas tus cosas y no con mulas, no te recomiendo las mismas zapatillas con las que corres los 10K porque son muy blandas. [...]
Lo que comercializan como zapatillas de aproximación (approach) son tal vez más enfocadas a la escalada en roca y probablemente no tan cómodas como un par de zapatillas de trail running." http://foros.tricuspide.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26348&start...
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I take the point about activity versus shoe type. Is "approach" an activity? I think it can be, though often you'd probably say something like "approach walking", which might be a better answer for this context. But it's a specific thing which needs to be distinguished both from hiking and from climbing, though it includes elements of both.
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When you start actually climbing (escalada), even at lower altitude, you'll take off your approach shoes and put on some proper climbing boots.
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Or indeed, bizarre though it may sound, "approaching". Aficionados distinguish it, as I have said, from trekking/hiking and from climbing:
"What is the best approach shoe? [...]
I've been following this thread since the start and I am a little curious to what jobs you are requiring of your approach shoes. How much climbing vs. approaching vs. trekking to an alpine climb (carrying 40 extra pounds) do you do in them? Just curious, thanks." http://www.mountainproject.com/v/climbing_gear_discussion/wh...
Another possibility is "approaching climbs":
"Great shoe for approaches and scrambling. I wish the tread (rubber toe material) would wrap all the way around the toe down to the tread, that would increase the shoe's technical climbing ability.
I have had the shoes for seven months and I wear them three to four times a week for approaching climbs and the sole has worn through to the cushining at the toe and heel. http://www.trailspace.com/gear/montrail/d7/
But the word "approach" should be in there in some form.
Az Liz points out, aproximación refers to a type of outdoor activity. I thought of climbing or mountaineering myself. Although approach shoes would obviously be the type of shoes you would use.
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Explanation: A lo mejor estoy adivinando un poco. Pero, puede tener sentido. Suerte.
Explanation: ESPOLON ESPARRETS - VIA RAVIER : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering ...
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14 Jun 2005 ... Approach / Aproximacion. Route Description / Descripcion de la ruta ... Una de las mejores rutas de montaña del Pirineo , larga , variada y ... www.summitpost.org/espolon-esparrets-via-ravier/165504 - Cached
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never come across "approach" in my experience, and I have recently bought a pair of hiking/climbing boots from an outdoor shoe/boot shop
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I can't believe it...see
Approach Walking Boots | The Outdoor Store
11 Dec 2009 ... They provide greater ankle support than Low Level and Approach boots, are more suitable for rockier steeper trails, and will provide enough ... www.theoutdoorstore.co.uk/blog/tag/approach-walking-boots/ - Cached
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having said that, don't know whether "approach" is an activity and can be used as a noun here:)
liz askew United Kingdom Local time: 06:41 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 7
Explanation: "Approach shoes are hybrid footwear with some characteristics common to both hiking boots and rock climbing shoes. Like a shoe or boot designed for hiking, a properly fitting approach shoe can be worn comfortably while walking for long distances. And, like a climbing shoe, an approach shoe generally has a specialised sticky rubber sole which maintains traction on steeper grades of rock." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approach_shoe
It basically means gear for the lower slopes of slopes of mountains.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 42 mins (2011-02-28 16:08:23 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
"Soy embajador de los zapatos de aproximación. Y de unos buenos
No siempre necesitas hacer aproximaciones largas [...]. Pero cuando tienes que hacer aproximaciones largas con mochila, si estás cargando todas tus cosas y no con mulas, no te recomiendo las mismas zapatillas con las que corres los 10K porque son muy blandas. [...]
Lo que comercializan como zapatillas de aproximación (approach) son tal vez más enfocadas a la escalada en roca y probablemente no tan cómodas como un par de zapatillas de trail running." http://foros.tricuspide.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=26348&start...
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I take the point about activity versus shoe type. Is "approach" an activity? I think it can be, though often you'd probably say something like "approach walking", which might be a better answer for this context. But it's a specific thing which needs to be distinguished both from hiking and from climbing, though it includes elements of both.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 56 mins (2011-02-28 16:22:08 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
When you start actually climbing (escalada), even at lower altitude, you'll take off your approach shoes and put on some proper climbing boots.
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-28 16:33:14 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Or indeed, bizarre though it may sound, "approaching". Aficionados distinguish it, as I have said, from trekking/hiking and from climbing:
"What is the best approach shoe? [...]
I've been following this thread since the start and I am a little curious to what jobs you are requiring of your approach shoes. How much climbing vs. approaching vs. trekking to an alpine climb (carrying 40 extra pounds) do you do in them? Just curious, thanks." http://www.mountainproject.com/v/climbing_gear_discussion/wh...
Another possibility is "approaching climbs":
"Great shoe for approaches and scrambling. I wish the tread (rubber toe material) would wrap all the way around the toe down to the tread, that would increase the shoe's technical climbing ability.
I have had the shoes for seven months and I wear them three to four times a week for approaching climbs and the sole has worn through to the cushining at the toe and heel. http://www.trailspace.com/gear/montrail/d7/
But the word "approach" should be in there in some form.
Charles Davis Local time: 07:41 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 52
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