Key point
Under a key point is the climbing , mountaineering and high touring the difficult part of a route or even the place where the greatest danger is, understood. In sport climbing and bouldering , the key point is also known as crux (Latin for cross ). When describing climbing routes using a topos , key points are sometimes shown with a corresponding symbol.
The degree of difficulty of a climbing route depends on the difficulty of the key point. The rest of the route can be a lot easier. A route can also have several key points. In some cases, especially on longer routes, degrees of difficulty are also given in sections. However, there are also routes with a very homogeneous difficulty that do not have a distinct key point.
When planning a route, it is important to know the climbing distance after which the key point is reached, since key points at one's own performance limit can only be overcome with sufficient power reserves.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kletterlexikon website Bergleben.de
- ↑ Kurt Winkler / Hans-Peter Brehm / Jürg Haltmeier: Technology, Tactics, Security , SAC- Verlag 2008, ISBN 978-3-85902-280-5 , p. 84 ff.