Tag:climbing=route_bottom
 climbing =
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Start (bottom) of a climbing route, for routes that are solely climbed in one direction. 
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| Status: de facto |
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The tag climbing= marks the start (usually the bottom) of a climbing route. It is used for climbers to access the start of their ascent outdoors. It usually holds a name=* and a difficulty grading (see Climbing#Grading).
- It may be part of the
climbing=cragrelation. - If the whole route is known, the node `route_bottom` should be replace with
climbing=routeway.
More details can be found in Climbing#Climbing_routes
How to map
| Key | Value | Comment |
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sport |
climbing |
Always included to allow rendering in all applications. |
climbing |
route_bottom |
This is the bottom of a climbing route. |
name |
* | Name of the route. |
description |
* | Description of the route, may include info about dangerous parts or tips to climb. |
website
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URL | Official website, e.g. operator |
website:1
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URL | Another website, possibly unofficial with useful information like topos |
climbing:length |
* | The length of the route (in metres), can imply the length of a rope needed. |
climbing:bolts |
<number> | The amount of in-drilled bolts in the route (indicates how much gear you have to take). Usually in climbing:sport=yes routes, but some may be present also in climbing:trad=yes routes. If climbing:boulder=yes is present, it implies no bolts.
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climbing:pitches |
* | How many pitches make up the route? (Defaults to 1). Multi pitch route may be tagged also more granullary by climbing=route.
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| Style of climbing (see Climbing#Climbing_styles) | ||
climbing:boulder |
yes |
Bouldering is possible. |
climbing:sport |
yes |
Sport climbing (relies on permanent, fixed anchors) is possible |
climbing:trad |
yes |
Traditional climbing (no fixed anchors, gear has to be placed by yourself) is possible. |
| Difficulty grading (see Climbing#Grading) | ||
climbing:grade:uiaa |
* | Grade according to the UIAA grading system, e.g. 1-, 1, 1+, 2-, 2, etc.
UIAA grades are used in some parts of central and eastern Europe. The UIAA system is sanctioned by the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation. |
climbing:grade:french |
* | Grade according to the French grading system, e.g. 4, 5a, 5b, etc. Here, we do not distinguish between bouldering (FB) and climbing.
French grades are widespread even outside France. |
climbing:grade:saxon |
* | Grade according to the Saxon grading system, e.g. VI, VIIa, VIIb, etc, predominantly used in the Saxon Switzerland, Germany |
climbing:grade:yds_class |
* | Yosemite Decimal System class, e.g. 5.7, 5.10a, 5.12d, etc. |
| Images, topos | ||
wikimedia_commons
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File:xyz.jpg | Photograph of the route, cliff, crag, or area |
wikimedia_commons:path
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X,Y coordinates in related wikimedia image <0; 1> separated by |. E.g: 0.682,0.823|0.642,0.453|0.557,0.177
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Draws a line over specified wikimedia_commons=* image. More info here. Designed for drawing climbing routes. Examples here.
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