At this point you're not "scrambling" in the North American sense. Here the definition is climbing low-grade rock without the need to rope up. This obviously makes it super subjective; my sense of Class 3 could be another person's Class 4 or even Class 5 (roped climbing). I've done some very exposed Class 3-4 stretches on scrambles here in Washington that would be 100% fatal in a fall, but I trust myself to know when I'm not comfortable and turn around if I need to. Honestly it's the best thing ever, just you and the rock, no equipment or ropes to manage. It does seem like you guys do some pretty gnarly stuff as "scrambling" though, so I don't blame you for roping up!
There is not a whole lot of mountaineering in North America. What do you call an alpine route that doesn't require your hands to climb, but obviously needs roped protection? Climbing K2 is "low grade", but it would be insane to do it without gear.
That's not at all true. The whole idea of a mountain guide is someone who brings gear for protecting clients who are scrambling stuff that is less than grade 5. They've got entire certifications dedicated to the idea. Do you believe that walking up Everest is climbing? Sort of silly, you don't even really need your hands most of the time, yet it needs to be protected with ropes. Just an exaggerated example to illustrate the point. Mountaineering is not always grade 5 climbing.
Thanks so much for sharing - really helpful!
Thank you for sharing!
Really helpful, much appreciated.
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At this point you're not "scrambling" in the North American sense. Here the definition is climbing low-grade rock without the need to rope up. This obviously makes it super subjective; my sense of Class 3 could be another person's Class 4 or even Class 5 (roped climbing). I've done some very exposed Class 3-4 stretches on scrambles here in Washington that would be 100% fatal in a fall, but I trust myself to know when I'm not comfortable and turn around if I need to. Honestly it's the best thing ever, just you and the rock, no equipment or ropes to manage.
It does seem like you guys do some pretty gnarly stuff as "scrambling" though, so I don't blame you for roping up!
There is not a whole lot of mountaineering in North America. What do you call an alpine route that doesn't require your hands to climb, but obviously needs roped protection? Climbing K2 is "low grade", but it would be insane to do it without gear.
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Scrambling is an unroped ascent without technical apparatus. As soon as you use a rope it becomes climbing.
That's not at all true. The whole idea of a mountain guide is someone who brings gear for protecting clients who are scrambling stuff that is less than grade 5. They've got entire certifications dedicated to the idea.
Do you believe that walking up Everest is climbing? Sort of silly, you don't even really need your hands most of the time, yet it needs to be protected with ropes. Just an exaggerated example to illustrate the point. Mountaineering is not always grade 5 climbing.