Tramping or Climbing

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Jezer
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When does Tramping/Hiking become Climbing?

 

Do you think the terms are based around difficulty or objectives?

 

Are Grade 1 mountains tramping or climbing? What about Grade -1? When does a tramp become a climb?

 

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triplex
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if you're thinking of adding a sit-start then it's probably climbing

if you're thinking of skipping a bolt or extending a draw then it's probably climbing

 

if by climbing you mean mountaineering then you're probably a tramper

some context to assist:

colin todd via beven col = tramping

olivine ice plateau via wherever and peaks from the plateau = tramping

most crossings east-west or reverse of the southern alps = tramping

anything in the north island without two tools and/or placing pro = probably tramping

skiing off convex slopes = questionable