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[[File:Abstieg von Hoefats.jpg|thumb|upright|Descent of the Southeast Face of the Höfats East Summit in a drawing by [[Ernst Platz]] in the 1896 German Alpine Club Yearbook]]
'''Grass climbing''' ({{lang-de|Grasklettern}}) is a type of [[climbing]] in which, unlike rock climbing, the climber has to scale very steep grass mountainsides, through which the underlying rock protrudes in places.
== Description ==
This type of climbing is used in the [[Alps]], especially in the Bavarian range known as the [[Allgäu Alps]] where the numerous [[grass mountains]], which are not high, but very steep, make this mode of ascent necessary or possible (e.g. on the [[Höfats]], [[Himmelhorn]] and [[Schneck (Allgäu Alps)|Schneck]]).<ref>Wilfrid Noyce. ''The Alps''. Thames and Hudson, 1961, p. 221.</ref>
Other regions notable for grass climbing include: the gorges of the [[Himalayas]],<ref name=SMCJ>Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Vol 32, Issues 171-174, 1980, p. 206.</ref> [[Scotland]],<ref name=SMCJ/> Poland's [[Tatra Mountains]],<ref>Alpinist, Issues 1-4, LLC, 2002, p. 68.</ref> and [[Lofoten]].<ref>Ed Webster, ''Climbing in the Magic Mountains'', Nord Norsk Klatresskole, 1994, p. 33.</ref>
The level of protection possible when grass climbing is usually less than that for pure rock climbing. As a result, fatal falls are more common. Experienced grass climbers often use an [[ice tool]].
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo336700.html Image of grass climbing in Switzerland] at www.hikr.org.
*[http://www.festivaltour.de/forum/showthread.php?1532-Schwierigkeitsbewertung-beim-Grasklettern Grass climbing levels of difficulty] at www.festivaltour.de. (German)
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[[Category:Climbing]]
[[Category:Grasses]]
'''Grass climbing''' ({{lang-de|Grasklettern}}) is a type of [[climbing]] in which, unlike rock climbing, the climber has to scale very steep grass mountainsides, through which the underlying rock protrudes in places.
== Description ==
This type of climbing is used in the [[Alps]], especially in the Bavarian range known as the [[Allgäu Alps]] where the numerous [[grass mountains]], which are not high, but very steep, make this mode of ascent necessary or possible (e.g. on the [[Höfats]], [[Himmelhorn]] and [[Schneck (Allgäu Alps)|Schneck]]).<ref>Wilfrid Noyce. ''The Alps''. Thames and Hudson, 1961, p. 221.</ref>
Other regions notable for grass climbing include: the gorges of the [[Himalayas]],<ref name=SMCJ>Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Vol 32, Issues 171-174, 1980, p. 206.</ref> [[Scotland]],<ref name=SMCJ/> Poland's [[Tatra Mountains]],<ref>Alpinist, Issues 1-4, LLC, 2002, p. 68.</ref> and [[Lofoten]].<ref>Ed Webster, ''Climbing in the Magic Mountains'', Nord Norsk Klatresskole, 1994, p. 33.</ref>
The level of protection possible when grass climbing is usually less than that for pure rock climbing. As a result, fatal falls are more common. Experienced grass climbers often use an [[ice tool]].
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.hikr.org/gallery/photo336700.html Image of grass climbing in Switzerland] at www.hikr.org.
*[http://www.festivaltour.de/forum/showthread.php?1532-Schwierigkeitsbewertung-beim-Grasklettern Grass climbing levels of difficulty] at www.festivaltour.de. (German)
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