Translations in general
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Alpine terms
| Français
| Deutsch
| Italiano
| English
|
| arête
| Grat
| cresta
| ridge, crest
|
| artificiel, en artif
| künstliche Kletterei
| arrampicata artificiale
| artificial
|
| avalanche
| Lawine
| valangha
| avalanche
|
| barre rocheuse
| Felsband
| barra rocciosa
| cliff
|
| bâtons (ski)
| Skistöcke
| bastoni (da sci)
| skiing poles
|
| baudrier
| Klettergurt
| imbracatura
| climbing harness
|
| bivouac
| Biwak
| bivacco
| bivouac
|
| boîte à lettre
| Felsdurchschlupf
| passagio nella roccia
| letter box
|
| bouquetin
| Steinbock
| stambecco
| ibex
|
| brèche
| Scharte
| valico, fessura
| brèche
|
| broche
| Eisschraube
| vite da ghiaccio
| ice screw
|
| boussole
| Kompaß
| bussola
| compass
|
| cabane, refuge
| Hütte
| capanna, rifugio
| hut
|
| cairn
| Steinmann
| ornetto
| cairn
|
| carton
| Bruchharsch
| ?
| ?
|
| casque
| Helm
| casco
| helmet
|
| chamois
| Gemse
| camoscio
| chamois
|
| chemin
| Weg
| mulatiera
| path
|
| cheminée
| Kamin
| camino
| chimney
|
| chute de pierre
| Steinschlag
| caduta massi
| stonefall
|
| chute de séracs
| Eisfall
| caduta di seracchi
| icefall
|
| cigare
| freistehend
| ?
| freestanding
|
| cime, sommet
| Gipfel
| cima, vetta
| summit
|
| coin de bois
| Holzkeil
| cuneo di legno
| wooden wedge
|
| coinceur
| Klemmkeil
| cuneo
| nut
|
| col
| Paß, Joch
| colle, passo
| col, pass
|
| combe
| Kar
| conca
| cwym
|
| corde
| Seil
| corda
| rope
|
| cordée
| Seilschaft
| cordata
| party
|
| corniche
| Wächte
| cornice
| cornice
|
| couloir
| Rinne
| canalone
| gully
|
| couteaux (ski)
| Harscheisen
| rampanti
| ?
|
| crampon
| Steigeisen
| rampone
| crampons
|
| crête
| Kamm
| cresta
| ridge, crest
|
| crévasse
| Gletscherspalte
| crepaccio
| crevasse
|
| dalle
| Platte
| lastra di pietra, placca
| slab
|
| dégaine
| Expresschlinge
| rinvio
| quickdraw
|
| dent
| Zahn, Horn
| dente
| needle
|
| descente
| Abstieg
| discesa
| descent
|
| dièdre
| Verschneidung
| diedro
| groove
|
| dortoir
| Matratzenlager
| dormitorio
| dormitory, bunkhouse
|
| épaule
| Schulter
| spalla
| shoulder
|
| éperon
| Sporn
| sperone
| spur
|
| escalade en libre
| Freikletterei
| scalata libera
| free-climbing
|
| fissure
| Riß
| fessura
| crack
|
| gendarme
| Gratturm
| torre
| gendarme
|
| glace
| Eis
| ghiaccio
| ice
|
| glacier
| Gletscher
| ghiacciaio
| glacier
|
| gollot
| Bohrhaken
| chiodo fisso
| bolt
|
| goulotte
| Eisschlauch
| canaletto
| gully
|
| guêtres
| Gamaschen
| ghette
| gaiters
|
| lac
| See
| lago
| lake
|
| longueur de corde
| Seillänge (SL)
| tiro di corda
| rope length
|
| marmotte
| Murmeltier
| marmotta
| marmot
|
| marteau
| Hammer
| martello
| hammer
|
| mont
| Berg
| monte
| mount, mountain
|
| montagne
| Gebirge, Berge
| montagna
| mountain
|
| moraine
| Moräne
| morena
| moraine
|
| mousqueton
| Karabiner
| moschettone
| karabiner
|
| mur, paroi
| Wand
| muro, parete
| wall, face
|
| neige
| Schnee
| neve
| snow
|
| névé
| Firn, Schnee
| nevaio di neve
| Spring snow
|
| paroi
| Wand
| parete
| wall
|
| peaux
| Felle
| pelle di foca
| skins
|
| pelle à neige
| (Lawinen)schaufel
| pala
| shovel
|
| pilier
| Pfeiler
| pilastro
| pillar
|
| piton
| Haken
| chiodo da roccia, gancio
| peg, piton
|
| piolet
| Eispickel
| piccozza
| ice axe
|
| plaque à vent
| Schneebrett
| ?
| wind slab
|
| pointe
| Spitze
| punta
| peak
|
| rappel
| abseilen
| corda doppia
| abseil
|
| raide, rapide (old)
| steil
| ripido
| steep
|
| relais
| Standplatz
| punto di sosta
| belay
|
| ressaut
| Aufschwung
| balzo, slancio
| pull-up
|
| rimaye
| Bergschrund
| crepaccio terminale
| bergschrund
|
| rocher
| Felsen, Fels
| roccia
| rock face
|
| sac à dos
| Rucksack
| zaino
| rucksack, backpack
|
| sangle
| Riemen, Bandschlinge
| cinghia
| strap, sling, tape
|
| selle
| Sattel
| Sella
| saddle
|
| sentier
| Weg, Pfad
| sentiero
| path
|
| sérac
| Eisbruch, Serak
| seracco
| serac, ice-pinnacle
|
| sommet
| Gipfel
| vetta
| summit
|
| sonde
| Lawinensonde
| sonda da neve
| avalanche probe
|
| surchausson
| Überschuh
| soprascarpa
| overshoe
|
| surplomb
| Überhang
| strapiombo
| overhang
|
| téléphérique
| Seilbahn
| funivia, teleferica
| telepherique
|
| toit
| Dach
| tetto
| roof
|
| torrent
| Wildbach
| torrente
| torrent
|
| vallée, val
| Tal
| valle
| valley
|
| vire
| Band, Felsband
| cengia
| ledge
|
| voie
| Führe, Route
| via
| route
|
Explanation of some
technical
terms in American.
Compiled from various sources.
See also the etymology of some of these terms.
Corrections and additions are most welcome.
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Last updated on 18/1/00.
