concatenamenti

English translation: enchainment/linkup

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Italian term or phrase:concatenamento
English translation:enchainment/linkup
Entered by: philgoddard

16:31 Oct 30, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Italian term or phrase: concatenamenti
It is a text about the Dolomites and this sentences goes into the history of mountain climbing there.

Le prime ascensioni femminili, i concatenamenti e le scalate invernali finivano regolarmente in prima pagina, mentre si sviluppava una nuova etica dell’alpinismo e si affermavano i Klempner (letteralmente “idraulici”), che salivano per direttissima usando scale di corda e centinaia di chiodi.

I found an Italian reference that says it is when you do a circuit of several summits all in one day. This is the reference I found:
http://www.montagna.tv/cms/?p=29366

Is there an official term for this among climbing enthusiasts?

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Catherine
Catherine Bolton
Local time: 09:24
enchainment/linkup
Explanation:
You might have to add a few words of explanation in brackets if this is written for a general readership.

"Enchainment (an anglicisation of the French word enchaînement, meaning "linking") is a mountaineering term that denotes climbing two or more mountains – or routes on a mountain – in one outing (often over the course of a day). Rock climbing two or more routes in this manner is called a "link up" in the US. Climbers may do an enchainment of easy routes as a way of training for a more difficult objective, but some enchainments are a prize in their own right."

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5 +2enchainment/linkup
philgoddard
2interconnections
Tony Shargool
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enchainment
dandamesh

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interconnections


Explanation:
I think the rendition is essentially correct, but have no idea if the word is used in mountaineering jargon to indicate the looping of certain routes.

Tony Shargool
Local time: 09:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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Asker: I thought about looping too, but could find nothing to support it.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
concatenamento
enchainment/linkup


Explanation:
You might have to add a few words of explanation in brackets if this is written for a general readership.

"Enchainment (an anglicisation of the French word enchaînement, meaning "linking") is a mountaineering term that denotes climbing two or more mountains – or routes on a mountain – in one outing (often over the course of a day). Rock climbing two or more routes in this manner is called a "link up" in the US. Climbers may do an enchainment of easy routes as a way of training for a more difficult objective, but some enchainments are a prize in their own right."

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Example sentence(s):
  • The idea of linking climbs together has been around for many years. The technical term is an 'enchainment' but at a more basic level, linking routes together is just an obvious and fun way of having a great mountaineering day out.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchainment
    Reference: http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=435
philgoddard
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Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dandamesh: too late...
48 mins

agree  Tony Shargool: Well done, you got it bang on !
15 hrs
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Reference comments


2 hrs
Reference: enchainment

Reference information:
http://www.kong.it/lexis_I.htm#Chttp://www.kong.it/lexis_I.h...
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1. Climbing - The TBP Historical Wall
The Grand Traverse (V+ 5.8)
This coveted enchainment is a traverse of the central peaks in the Teton Range: Teewinot Mountain, Peak 11,840+, East Prong, Mt. Owen, Grand Teton, Middle Teton, South Teton, Ice Cream Cone, Gilkey Tower, Spalding Peak, Cloudveil Dome and Nez Perce. The route traces a high-altitude arc over eight miles in length with more than 25,000 feet of elevation gain and loss.
http:// http://outerlocal.com/climbing/the-tbp-historical-wall-outpo...

dandamesh
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PRO pts in category: 11
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