Alpine route
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An alpine route or high alpine route is a trail or climbing route through difficult terrain in high mountains such as the Alps, sometimes with no obvious path. In the Alps, the various alpine clubs de
Sign on the alpine route at Piz Uccello, Switzerland
Swiss signs: hiking trails in yellow, mountain path in white-red-white, Alpine Route in white-blue-white
Warning marking of Alpine routes by the Alpine clubs
Cairn on the Treffauer
Bolt (climbing)
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In rock climbing, a bolt is a permanent anchor fixed into a hole drilled in the rock as a form of climbing protection. Most bolts are either self-anchoring expansion bolts or fixed in place with liqui
Alpine route
…over years or decades. Occasionally, dangerous and exposed sections may be equipped with protection such as wire cables, chains, abseiling points, and bolts. This is kept to a minimum ("die absolute Ausnahme", the absolute exception), for both the preservation of the environment and to prevent liability…
Dynamic rope clipped into a quickdraw, that is clipped to a bolt hanger, which is attached to a fixed bolt.