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Pit Depth .- imposing large and dangerous. Precipice.
Place Shelter .- defended
winds .- Abrupt Terrain: Steep broken or difficult to access.
Aceña .- Flour mill moved by water, situated in the riverbed. Grab
.- Presa; cleft in a rock that used to be attached when you're climbing and climbing.
Agreste .- Land rough or overgrown passed with difficulty.
Needle Mountain .- acutely.
Albedo .- Power reflection surface.
Almela .- straw placed on a vertical pole. Alpine
.- By extension, belonging or related to mountain areas.
Alquería .- House with farm work. High mountain
.- Kingdom of the rock, snow and ice. Altimeter
.- Apparatus which facilitates the height at which we are due to atmospheric pressure. Clock as most Sometimes, also performs this function.
Altiplano Plateau .- situated high altitude.
Altozano .- Cerrillo or hill on level ground. Avalanche
.- A massive snow falls down from the mountains with violence and etrépito. Avalanche.
Valley Amphitheatre .- or land more or less hollow, circular and surrounded by mountains. Angostura
.- Estrechura, narrow passage
Antecima .- false summit: Area near the summit of a mountain.
Antizueco .- part that attaches to crampons to keep snow clogs form attached.
Approach .- Part of an approach route to the main objective. Arista
.- Accident that marks the boundary between walls of different orientation
Harness Assembly .- straps and buckles that are placed in the trunk and thighs to hold on to ropes with carabiners.
Arrastradero .- where do I walk in the forest, dragging wood.
Arva Appliance .- search for victims of avalanches. Transmitter receiver that can identify where someone is buried.
forlorn .- Make or open paths. Shortcut
.- Path or place where the road is shortened.
Atrochar .- Walking trails.
self-arrest .- maneuver performed by a climber with the ax to stop him when he falls down a steep ice or snow.
.- Avalanche Avalanche.
B. -
Balcony .- Mirador which overlooks a broad horizon.
beacon signal .- any type (landmark, paint ...) used to point the way.
Terrace .- Plot of land on slopes, forming terraces or steps. Barranco
.- Precipice. Deep edge of the land caused by water currents or other causes.
Bercial .- Location grows Berceo like esparto.
Berrocal .- Berruecos dominated area, rounded rocks.
bicephalous .- Pico has two points or peaks.
Fork .- Where the road or trail splits in two.
Bodón .- pond or lake that is dry in summer. Skirting
.- Go over the edge or border. Flanking without climbing a mountain top. Bordon
.- wooden baton finish iron tip used as support walkers. Gap
.- deep rupture on a wall. Deep and narrow passage between mountains.
Breña .- Earth broken and covered with weeds
C. -
Cavalry .- Roca is supported by a smaller balance on which it is based .
Cabañero .- Cañada way for cattle.
Header .- The origin of a river. Highest point in a valley or glacier.
Cabezo .- Monte isolated summit with rounded top. Chain
axial .- both a mountain or mountain range is the dividing line between two watersheds
Camino Calleja .- flanked by stone fences. Glade
.- Land devoid of trees and bushes. Calvijar. Calzada
.- (Romana) Each of the major roads built by the Roman empire. Canberra .-
Pedregal, wagon road
Campa .- earth without trees.
Cañada .- Land space between two heights little distant. Track through which the migrating flocks move.
Depression Canal .- a wall, through which water flows. Canalizo, corridor, fireplace.
Canchal .- Peñascal. Place where they have accumulated large stones.
Cancho .- large Peñasco. Scree.
Paso Canyon .- narrow or deep gorge between two high mountains where rivers flow. Cantil
.- Edge of a cliff.
boulders .- Land in which there are many songs. Face .-
One side or sides of a mountain.
Cárcava .- Hoya large trench produced by water erosion.
gully .- Series edges separated by ravines that erosion digs soft, devoid of vegetation. Carrascal
.- Site or populated mountain oaks, young oak bush type
Rail Road .- that only allows passage of a car.
karst .- belongs to those areas with a predominance of erosion in limestone, with many caves, caverns and underground rivers. Gravel
.- Guijo or fragments of small stones and slippery that break easily.
Cerrajón .- high and steep hill. Bolt
.- Step at first sight insurmountable. Fireplace
Crack .- vertical wall of rock or ice by which the climber can climb leaning on either side.
Chorrera .- Zone of a river where water trickles over rocks. Top
.- summit of the mountain.
Cimera .- Top, the highest.
Circus .- semicircular depression in a mountain range, surrounded by steep walls. Pin .-
sizes metal nail that sticks to the wall to facilitate the transition.
Colada .- Step difficult in the mountains. Strip of land for the transit of cattle. Collado
.- point between two mountains that serves step.
descry .- peek.
Congosto .- Gorge between mountains. Buttress
.- secondary chain of a mountain ridge.
.- roped climbers Group subject to the same rope.
Cordal .- Mountain elongated soft relief. Branch of a main ridge. Cordel
Via .- nomadic cattle less than the canyon width.
Cordillera .- Series interlinked mountains.
.- sling rope with a diameter not exceeding 7 mm which is used to progress through the glacier and a ridge that allows a short and occasional abseil. Cornice
.- narrow horizontal strip running the edge of a cliff-
Crown .-
Corridor Summit .- Step narrow and boxed well in flat terrain and slopes. A frequently the most obvious route of ascent but without being the easiest. Cota
.- Height of a point to a reference. In topography is used as a reference sea level.
roost .- slope of a ravine.
Crampon .- spiked metal part that attaches to the sole of the boot climbing or walking on ice or snow. Crest .-
acute Summit of a mountain cliff.
basketry crests .- Neologism to designate a set of ridges and edges that are impacted wisdom teeth. Creston
.- Top of a rock mass. Headquarters
.- Portion of land bounded to object.
Depression Basin .- end of the ground outside.
.- Mountain Knife with several steep elevations shaped blade. Rope
.- Apparent peak of a mountain then. Tailpiece.
Cueto .- Hill taper, usually isolated and rocky.
.- Summit Cima or top of a hill.
Summit .- reach the top of a mountain.
.- Contour line joining points on the same level. On topographic maps represent the relief.
D. -
Dehesa .- Earth usually limited and usually designed to pasture.
Depression .- In a field, concavity to some extent. Washout
.- Deposit consists of fragments of rocks that roll down the slope and accumulate at the bottom of this.
Gorge .- narrow mountain pass. Vertical
.- difference in altitude between two given points. Altitude difference that has been done on a cruise or climb.
downclimbing .- Lower relatively vertical ground by climbing easy steps. Fissure .- break a rock without relative movement resulting in their blocks. Tooth
.- Pico or needle with a top some level of visual appearance, with slender forms fairly vertical walls.
E. -
.- tying Tying a rope to increase security in the action we are going to perform. Equipped
.- inaccessible place that has been prepared with pins, anchors or other materials to facilitate transit through (via ferrata, for example).
Scale Action .- climb a steep slope or vertical wall, which may be necessary to use different materials that help it climb. Step
.- Slope vertical or steep slope on a glacier or a mountain.
Escarpment .- Decline rough terrain. Runoff
.- Rainwater that runs through the earth's surface. Spur .-
Outgoing a mountain buttress.
Shale .- Rock with narrow blades parallel to each other, leafy frame.
Foothill Branch .- short mountain, which derived from a ridge, buttress.
Exposed .-
Paso or dangerous place.
Overhangs .-
that exceeds the vertical wall, ie more than 90 degrees.
F. -
Farallon .- Top of a mass protruding rocks when the ground surface.
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Ferrata climbing route with permanently installed fasteners. Flanking
.- Moving from one place to another, usually in search of a better route or pathway. Foehn
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warm, dry wind that forms a relief to pass and then descend to valley. Front
.- Lantern
used in mountain and caving that attaches to the front.
G. -
GR- Abbreviation for "Grand Tour." Signposted route over 50 km forest tracks and paths that take us from one place to another country, marked with small markings painted on rocks and trees, red and white. Each distance when the road forks or is confusing, there are those marks placed horizontally to identify the appropriate path and cross to indicate the path that should not be taken.
Gabarrero Man .- firewood out of the mountain and transported for sale.
Galayo .- Prominence acute rock which rises on a hill. Galiana
.- Cañada way for cattle. Throat .-
Estrechura of mountains, rivers or other places. Gendarme
.- Pico isolated on a crest. Glacier
.- Mass of ice accumulated in the areas of the mountain ranges above the limit of perpetual snow and the lower part is flowing very slowly, like a river of ice.
Gollizo .- Narrowness of a site.
GPS .- Global Position System. Global positioning system satellite. Device that requires a minimum of 3 satellites, by triangulation, showing the latitude, longitude and height (among other data) of where you are. Created by the Department of Defense U.S. In short, the EU launched a similar system called Galileo.
.- Small Steps, phased and continuous waterfalls in the course of a river.
Gradient .- Variation of temperature or humidity pressure that occurs when you raise or lower
Guetre .- Species of gaiter which is used in the mountains to prevent the entry of snow ice or water on the shaft of the boot.
Güetre .- In Gredos "Vulture."
Guija .- small smooth stone is located on the shores and in the beds of streams.
H. -
Hato .- Site that out of stocks, the pastors choose to eat and sleep during their stay there with the cattle.
.- glacier glacier. .- Hito
stone cairn or pole used to indicate direction.
Hondón .- Place deep surrounded higher ground.
Hontanar .- Site born in the source or sources.
Horcada .- Gap between two ends of a summit. Collado narrow.
Horcajo .- junction of two mountains or hills.
Hoya .- Concavity or large depth formed in the earth.
Angostura Hoz .- a deep valley. Angostura is a river between two mountains.
I. -
Ibón .- Small glacial lake that forms in high mountain hollows.
L. -
Laguna Lake .- small.
.- Piedra Laja flat boat.
Stone Boat .- rather large, naturally smooth, flat and slightly thick.
loops .- zigzags, riots or continuous curves that form a track or trail when ascending or descending. Language
.- Party alpine glacier that starts and ends at the circus in the area where the speed of progress is offset by the speed of melting ice.
Llambria .- Part of a flat rock that forms a very steep and difficult to pass. Lomo
.- Back of a mountain. Soft, wide ridge.
M. -
Majada .- Place where it is collected at night and are housed cattle herders.
Majano .- Pile loose edges that form in the agricultural land or at crossroads and division of terms.
Manadero .- Spring, born of the water. Meander
.- Each of the curves that describe the course of a river.
Mogote .- isolated mound, conical in shape and terminating in a blunt point. Cairn
.- Hito. Signal is placed in the wilderness to serve as a guide. Mona
.- Top or summit a few things. Moraine
.- Edge of a glacier formed by sand and stones. Morro
.- Monte small or rounded rock. Morra. Wall
.- Joint walls and abutments of the steep slope of a mountain.
Party Wall .- vertical ice or rock.
N. -
Nava .- Land without trees and flat, sometimes swampy, usually located in the mountains.
Negrillo .- Olmo.
Nevero .- Location of the high mountains where snow remains all year.
O. -
Cerro Otero .- isolated overlooking a plain.
P. -
Pala .- broad and steep terrain on the flank of a mountain.
Lever .- rustic footbridge over a stream or ravine made with one or more tree trunks. It is a narrow bridge without railings.
Pantanal .- wetlands. Wall
Court .- vertical or steeply inclined face of a mountain.
Hall .- Paso long narrow rocks.
Patio Place .- giddy with a great view and fall far patio. Stretch of climbing very air.
Pedregal .- Site or land covered most of it of loose stones. Pedrera, pedriza.
Peñascal .- Site covered with rocks. Piedmont
.- Skirt bottom of a hill. Pila
.- Hole in the rock fountain of vultures.
Pilancón .- Training created in the course of rivers by erosion of gravel or small stones in constant circular motion by the force of the water. Also called potholes. Piolet
.- Pico that supports the progression on snow and ice.
Rock Python .- separate acute and high main peak. Also ring nail in his head, which is introduced into the cracked wall to facilitate climb. Rotten
.- word to describe the rock or wall that breaks easily when touched.
Gaiter .- Cover with which it covers the boot and the bottom of the pants
Portilla .- Step in the walls of rural properties.
Portillón .- Puerto mountain with a small passage that connects the two sides.
Prairie .- large area covered with grass.
Precipice Cliff .- very hilly. Vertical cut its proximity walking at risk of falling.
Dam .- Hold or rock or ledge on the wall (sometimes roots), used by feet or hands for support to facilitate climbing.
Collado Puerto .- deep that connects the two sides.
Q. -
Quebrada .-
uneven terrain and winding.
R. -
Raso .- Flat, smooth, uneven, clear, no trees. Lay
.- Site or location in decline.
Regajo .- Arroyo small. Brook. Highlight
.- vertical step that we are in a route or mountain path that requires us to make an extra effort.
Peñasco Risco .- high and steep. Rodal
.- distinct set of plants within a larger one.
Rut .- open road by trucks through the fields.
rocky .- Peñasco or Rocky.
S. -
Saleg .- Place where there is salt to cattle. Senda
.- Camino narrower than the sidewalk, open mainly by the transit of pedestrians and livestock.
.- ridge or mountain range Sierra mountains of limited extension.
Sillada .- Landing on the side of a mountain. Sima
.- large cavity deep in the earth. Syncline
.- Put a folding of the layers of a field. V-shaped
Sirga .- Maroma of string or metal that is in the air or very difficult steps to help upload or flank. Solana
.- sunny slope of a mountain.
Somontano .- The region or area at the foot of a mountain.
Soto .- Site in the banks or vegas this town of trees and shrubs.
Undergrowth Vegetation .- formed by bushes and shrubs growing under the trees in a forest.
.- Hole Gully where the waters disappear underground.
T. -
Slope .-
ground yet. Embankment of a road.
Teso .-
low Hill has some length at the top.
Tinada .-
Store for livestock
Stump .- Part of the trunk of a tree that is attached to the root when cut off by foot. Tolla
.- Tremedal waterlogged by groundwater.
Tolmo .- Peñasco has high similarity to a large cairn.
Tormo .- Lump, compact land mass. Tornos
.- Revueltas the road back a large gap.
Torre .- Settings highlighted by a rocky ridge or crest.
Torrente .- A stream irregular regime whose flow depends on rainfall and temporary or occasional melting snow fields.
Trampal .- Land bogged down, quagmire. Cruise
.- mountain tour length. Side road between two points or two other ways.
Path Trace .- semiborroso that is generally formed by the repeated passage of both wild and domestic animals.
Tremedal .- abundant in peat swamp and grassy. Climb
.- Uploaded by rocky terrain in which we help hand for progress. Climbing
.- Ascend land or relatively vertical wall with grips, climbing through simple steps. Tripod
.- When we fail in our marches we say the same, "the photographer did not come" because it does not appear in any photos
Trail .- open road in the bush.
Peat. - Plant growing puddle instead.
U. -
Umbria .- Part of the land in which always casts a shadow by being exposed to the north.
V. -
Vadera .- Vado, especially wide where cattle and carriages can pass. Vado
.- appropriate place to cross a stream that has no bridge.
Vaguada .- P deep inferior art and the intersection of two opposite slopes or valley.
Varga .- Part of a slope steeper. Venero
.- M nantial to water. Blizzard
.- storm of wind, or wind and snow that is usually more common in ports and throats of the mountains
Glacier .- Height of the mountains more exposed to winds. Site high in the mountains where there is still snow and ice.
Verdinal .- party in a parched prairie remains green for the land natural moisture.
Trail .- Via, path or narrow road. Window
.- Decline of the mountains where you can run or running water. Giddy
.- air situation or place that causes vertigo.
Way - Itinerary drawn on a wall, top or needle to make his ascension.
.- Overnight Bivouac in the open.
bivouac .- Overnight the open
Z. -
Zigzag .- loops. Riots or continuous curve is a track or trail when ascending or descending
