Scrambling

This article is about climbing steep slopes. For other uses, see Scramble (disambiguation).
Scrambling Mount Galwey in Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada

Scrambling is a mountaineering term for ascending steep terrain using one's hands to assist in holds and balance.[1] "A scramble" is a related term, denoting terrain that could be ascended in this way. It can be described as being between hiking and rock climbing.[2]

Sure-footedness and a head for heights are essential. Canyoning and stream climbing both involve scrambling.

  1. ^ New Oxford American Dictionary.
  2. ^ See Terry Adby and Stuart Johnston, The Hillwalker's Guide to Mountaineering, (Milnthorpe:Cicerone, 2003), ISBN 1-85284-393-4, pp. 62–65 for more on defining scrambles.