Local language

Words on the wall

The words you will read in a local topo, hear shouted across a face, and need at the bar afterwards. Calls differ between regions and between partners, so agree yours before leaving the ground.

Spoken in

Spanish

Spain

On the rock

cuerda: rope
cinta exprés: quickdraw
chapa: bolt hanger
reunión: belay, anchor
largo: pitch
rápel: abseil
vía equipada: bolted route
alejado: run-out, bolts far apart
panza: bulge (the Riglos speciality)

Calls

¡Pilla!: Take!
¡Dame cuerda!: Slack!
¡Reunión!: Safe, I'm at the belay
¡Cuando quieras!: Climb when ready
¡Voy!: Climbing
¡Piedra!: Rock!
¡Venga!: Come on!

In town

Buenos días: Good morning
Gracias: Thank you
Por favor: Please
Una caña: A small draught beer
¿Dónde está…?: Where is…?
La cuenta, por favor: The bill, please

Saying

Si se aleja, se deja

If the bolts get far apart, the climbing lets you through: spaced bolts usually mean easy ground.

About these lists

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