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escalade de voies rocheuses

English translation: rock climbing, chute climbing

21:33 Mar 17, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / sports
French term or phrase: escalade de voies rocheuses
activite/s de plein air, y compris...
PemaLa (X)
Local time: 11:29
English translation:rock climbing, chute climbing
Explanation:
The expression "voie" here doesn't mean "path"; it's a vertical (or almost vertical) rock chute. I'd say simply "rock climbing" or "chute climbing" if you want to be more specific.

Martin J. Perazzo
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Martin Perazzo
Spain
Local time: 11:29
Grading comment
yup - it was the 'voie' I was wondering about - thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3mountaneering
Jacek Krankowski (X)
5 +2rock climbing, chute climbing
Martin Perazzo
5rock climbing, chute climbing
Martin Perazzo
4climbing rocky paths
Pierre POUSSIN
4running//going//sliding down rocky slopes
Guy Bray
4rock-climbing hike
Manuela Schilling
4scaling rock [surfaces / formations]
Steven Geller
4rock climbing
David Sirett


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
climbing rocky paths


Explanation:
just a suggestion...

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Jurt
17 mins
  -> Thank you!
disagree  Martin Perazzo: see answer below
24 mins
  -> Well!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mountaneering


Explanation:
= the pastime or technique of climbing mountains and rock faces
(Longman's)

Jacek Krankowski (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
4 mins
agree  Manuela Schilling
6 mins
agree  Maya Jurt
15 mins
neutral  Martin Perazzo: You can practice rock-climbing most anywhere there's rocks, not only in mountains. It's a nuance, but an important one.
19 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
running//going//sliding down rocky slopes


Explanation:
or down screes; scree-running

Guy Bray
United States
Local time: 02:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
should be going up! thanks anyway

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Jurt: Escalade is going up ;-)
13 mins
disagree  Martin Perazzo: it's climbing, not descending :-)
18 mins
  -> you're right,, of course
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The asker has declined this answer
Comment: should be going up! thanks anyway

13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rock-climbing hike


Explanation:
or: tour
or: trek (for a long one)

Manuela Schilling
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Martin Perazzo: You're adding something to the original by inferring a hike or trek's involved here. Now if you said "expedition", I might agree.
15 mins
  -> Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rock climbing, chute climbing


Explanation:
The expression "voie" here doesn't mean "path"; it's a vertical (or almost vertical) rock chute. I'd say simply "rock climbing" or "chute climbing" if you want to be more specific.

Martin J. Perazzo

Martin Perazzo
Spain
Local time: 11:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
yup - it was the 'voie' I was wondering about - thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  zaphod
3 mins
agree  Manuela Schilling
6 mins
neutral  Jacek Krankowski (X): Isn't rock climbing "escalade" tout court?(Looking forward to your answer)It was also my first choice but then I had a second thought because all the Google contexts I see for "voies rocheuses" are mountains.But I am not a specialist,just love mountains!
34 mins
  -> Hi Jacek! No, "escalade" could be translated as either rock-climbing, mountaineering, or mountain-climbing; it's the generic term that encompasses all types of "climbing". If the text specifically states "roches" or "voies rocheuses", then they mean rock-
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scaling rock [surfaces / formations]


Explanation:
As in these examples...

UIUC Army ROTC -- MS 121 - [ Traduire cette page ]
... DESCRIPTION: Fundamentals of military mountaineering and survival. Includes scaling
rock surfaces and rappelling, emplacement of rope bridging, and military ...
www.uiuc.edu/unit/armyrotc/courses/MS121/

Steven Geller
Local time: 11:29
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rock climbing, chute climbing


Explanation:
The expression "voie" here doesn't mean "path"; it's a vertical (or almost vertical) rock chute. I'd say simply "rock climbing" or "chute climbing" if you want to be more specific.

Martin J. Perazzo

Martin Perazzo
Spain
Local time: 11:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rock climbing


Explanation:
The term 'rock route' seems common in English climbing texts.

David Sirett
Local time: 11:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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