Dirty

Japanese: direttissima
Dirty

…Japanese climbers have also made inroads in every corner of the world, including Patagonia in South America. After the end of the virgin summits, climbers attempted more difficult routes, and a trend called direttissima (direct ascent) emerged. In 1969, a direct ascent of the north face of the Eiger was made (by Tatsuo Kato's team) using a large amount of equipment. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "direttissima" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…さらに日本の登山者の足跡は,南米パタゴニアなど世界のすみずみにまで及んだ。処女峰登頂が終りを告げるとより困難なルートからの登攀が試みられ,ディレッティシマdirettissima(直登主義)というような風潮も生じた。69年には大量の用具を投入してアイガー北壁の直登(加藤竜男隊)が行われた。…

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