sport en hauteur

12:40 Nov 2, 2014 

but the client's literature uses "vertical sports"
And I am a mere trashlator.....

12:11 Nov 2, 2014 

@ AT
Well caving" isn't "high altitude" and abseiling doesn't have to be either or via ferrata for that matter. And I could only find "vertical sports" as a translation of the French so I certainly wouldn't use it....

12:04 Nov 2, 2014 

it seems the client (and similar sports equipment manufacturers) use "vertical sports " or "high altitude sports". I will get to the end of the translation before deciding which of these to use. As for "course à pied" I have the feeling that it is trail running in the particular context.

Thanks for all suggestions/help.

20:00 Oct 31, 2014 

I know what you mean Phil. You don't get many results that are relevant for "vertical sports", however the ones that you do tend to be from equipment makers (Petzl, really, and they are one of the biggest). Petzl are also french and I guess that it's their (or their translator's) choice for something like "sports en hauteur" (though I have not confirmed this - I'm confident in AllegroTran's ability to do this if he deems it necessary).

Link to a Petzl "Vertical Sports" catalogue: http://lk.alpindustria.ru/UserFiles/files/files_1276679964.p...

(And a few more corrections to Petzl...)

19:38 Oct 31, 2014 

I'm not convinced there's such a thing as vertical sports. "Products for verticality" is a bad translation in my opinion.

19:05 Oct 31, 2014 

Caving is a vertical sport (it can be classified as such), and often it's like climbing in reverse (depends on the cave system). For running, it depends on what they mean by running - mountain/trail running (similar to hiking which can be grouped under mountaineering), night running (with a head torch, similar or identical to ones used by mountaineers), or just normal running.

From Petzl's site (http://www.petzl.com/company/expertise?language=en):

"Products are organized into two major families:
- products for verticality: harnesses, helmets, belay devices, ascenders/rope clamps, crampons, ice axes…
- headlamps: compact headlamps, powerful headlamps, LED lighting
They are designed for two main areas.
- Sport: mountaineering, climbing, caving, canyoning, via ferrata, trail running...
- Professional: rope access, arborism, rescue, intervention, public works and structures, hands-free lighting…"

(Corrected spelling of Petzl, again)

18:53 Oct 31, 2014 

But "spéléo" and "course à pied" are not mountain related.
What about "outdoor activities"?

18:40 Oct 31, 2014 

If you look around the website of Petzl (http://www.petzl.com/), one of the big makers of technical equipment for climbing, mountaineering and caving, you probably won't come across a catch-all term. Maybe something along the lines of "mountaineering and other vertical sports/activities (a lot of the same equipment is also used for rope-access work) would work..? (corrected spelling of Petzl)

18:35 Oct 31, 2014 

was my first thought, not 100% sure

18:29 Oct 31, 2014 

Or "adventure sports"? Though that would exclude "course à pied".

18:27 Oct 31, 2014 

Do you think it could mean something like "performance sports"? It's a bit meaningless because all sports are about performance, but it fits a lot of the contexts I found online.