What is the difference between hiking and climbing

[allison]

Discuss. Be specific, and use examples if necessary.

[Skisports]

If you can't figure out that for yourself... I am sorry no one can help you

[Jake]

Well, there is that rating system of classes 1-5 to start with. Real climbing would start at class 4, i figure. Class three would be more scrambling so it would fall under something similiar to hiking. For instance, you can really hike/scramble to the top of many peaks, though lots of people will say "I climbed that mountain" when all they really did was scramble up a hill around trees and rocks.

[Bill_Simpkins]

Climbing is making progress towards an objective when the use of hands is required.

 

Hiking is walking for pleasure or exercise.

[cracked]

I'm with Skisports. But, hiking is fucking boring. Climbing is usually a combination of being fun, scary, dangerous, slow, and miserable. Hiking is only slightly preferable to watching TV. I won't go on a hike for the sake of hiking. I'll hike to get somewhere to climb something, and occasionally I'll hike to get acclimated in CO.

[cluck]

I'd say it's climbing if you need to use your hands. Although, if I use an ice axe, I'll still call it climbing even if I'm not actually grabbing onto the mountain with my hands.

[Necronomicon]

 

 

[JoshK]

Skisports said:

If you can't figure out that for yourself... I am sorry no one can help you

 

HAHAHAH Yeah, no doubt.

[allison]

I'm not necessarily asking for myself, FWIW, but am curious as to where most climbers draw the line. Thinker and I disucussed this in front of Newstips last night and I thought her head was going to start spinning.

[Cpt.Caveman]

 

 

[Dru]

the difference is the same as the diff between nwhikers.net and cascadeclimbers.com

[freeclimb9]

You can hike a climb, but you can't climb a hike. claro?

[Thinker]

but seriously, we've all seen the recent confusion in the media about lost hikers vs lost climbers. The SAR on Hood is focused on a lost snowshoer!....where does he fit in?

 

my off the cuff proposal last night at Pub Club (albeit after a few brews) is that hikers wear jeans and climbers wear goretex....as a very general distinction....but you get the point.

 

An alternative viewpoint was proposed that serious 'hikers' could very well be wearing high-tech fabrics, esp when they're experienced backcountry travellers, and that the difference between hikers and climbers needed to be diferentiated by the type of gear they carry or use.

 

I personally still like my quick and easy method for determining by clothing as I usually associate 'hikers' with the meddlesome tourons near the trailheads. But in a more specific and pure sense, the alternative viewpoint may have some merit, too.

 

Whatever.............................spray, spray, spray.................

[erik]

Thinker said:

but seriously, we've all seen the recent confusion in the media about lost hikers vs lost climbers. The SAR on Hood is focused on a lost snowshoer!....where does he fit in?

 

my off the cuff proposal last night at Pub Club (albeit after a few brews) is that hikers wear jeans and climbers wear goretex....as a very general distinction....but you get the point.

 

An alternative viewpoint was proposed that serious 'hikers' could very well be wearing high-tech fabrics, esp when they're experienced backcountry travellers, and that the difference between hikers and climbers needed to be diferentiated by the type of gear they carry or use.

 

I personally still like my quick and easy method for determining by clothing as I usually associate 'hikers' with the meddlesome tourons near the trailheads. But in a more specific and pure sense, the alternative viewpoint may have some merit, too.

 

Whatever.............................spray, spray, spray.................

 

I hike in tech fabrics and climb in jeans all the time.

 

 

[Thinker]

way to go erik....blow my whole theory 5 minutes after I post it

[Figger_Eight]

Hikers don't go above the treeline.

[Dru]

Thinker said:

way to go erik....blow my whole theory 5 minutes after I post it

 

Ben Firth sent Musashi (M12) in carhartts

[fleblebleb]

Not a problem since you rarely if ever see anybody hiking in carhartts.

[RobBob]

The real poll

This thread is fucking retarded.

 

 

This is the funniest thing Caveman's said in awhile.

[erik]

fleblebleb said:

Not a problem since you rarely if ever see anybody hiking in carhartts.

 

flebby

 

i always hike in the desert wearing jeans. seriously! carhartts tend to ward off prickly stuff and have less of a chance to be penetrated by a snake bite of sumpin..

 

plus that cotton duck material has the best friction in sandstone ow's!!!!!

 

 

[tomcat]

You can hike with a beer in your hand, but you can't climb with a beer in your hand (unless you've got that special talent).

[erik]

AlpenTom said:

You can hike with a beer in your hand, but you can't climb with a beer in your hand (unless you've got that special talent).

 

thats why they make chalk bags!

 

instead of chalking up, take a slug from the PABST can. and send! send! send!

 

 

 

[allison]

Figger_Eight said:

Hikers don't go above the treeline.

 

I think a few hikers would disagree with that notion!

[tomcat]

erik said:

AlpenTom said:

You can hike with a beer in your hand, but you can't climb with a beer in your hand (unless you've got that special talent).

 

thats why they make chalk bags!

 

instead of chalking up, take a slug from the PABST can. and send! send! send!

 

 

 

[ChrisT]

Jake said:

For instance, you can really hike/scramble to the top of many peaks, though lots of people will say "I climbed that mountain" when all they really did was scramble up a hill around trees and rocks.

true dat. I scrambled to the top of 14,000' in the sierras...no climbing involved.