Quack
Small climbing rocks , especially in Saxony , are known as quacks . The word quack is of Indo-European origin and means something like pebble . The term occurs in many languages, such as Armenian kwar or Hungarian kvarc . The quark stones on the Riesengebirge ridge have a similar origin by name, as do the quark stones near Niedercrinitz in West Saxony. The German word Quacke was also used colloquially by climbers in the North Bohemian climbing areas into Czech , as there was no corresponding term there.
There is no exact definition of the term. Different rock formations are used in different Saxon climbing areas:
- In the climbing area of the Zittau Mountains , free-standing rocks less than 10 meters high are usually referred to as quacks. There are over 160 registered quackes, and new ones are constantly being discovered. There is a corresponding quack guide for the Zittau Mountains. Here you can find extremely heavy quack - z. B. the small goblet - also simple quack with paths from difficulty level I of the Saxon scale - z. B. the love storm .
- In the Saxon Switzerland climbing area, officially recognized climbing peaks are known colloquially as Quacke , which many mountaineers find not worthwhile due to their comparatively small dimensions, the low climbing difficulty, long approach routes or unattractive climbing routes. Quacken in Saxon Switzerland can therefore be well over 10 meters high.
In other German climbing areas there are also individual rocks known as Quacken, for example in the Göttingen Forest . Occasionally, boulder rocks are also called this.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Top 10 Quacken, by Eric Wuestner
- ↑ DAV-Felsinfo: Quacken - Reinhäuser Wald
- ^ Bouldering in the sandstone of Nagold
Web links
literature
- Quacken- und Boulderführer Zittauer Gebirge , 4th edition, development and overall editing by Jürgen Schmeißer, Bergsportverlag Dresden