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      "support route information",
      "relay safety and access guidance",
      "describe development and ethics"
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      "A hiking trail is walked; a via ferrata has fixed cables and rungs"
    ],
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        "typical_range": "",
        "note": "Length is measured along the climbing line and can differ substantially from vertical height."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Elevation gain",
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        "note": "Elevation gain is determined from the height difference between the route start and finish."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Local wall inclination",
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        "note": "Inclination is measured relative to a stated horizontal or vertical reference at specified locations along the route."
      },
      {
        "quantity": "Pitch count",
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      "traditional climbing routes",
      "aid and big wall routes",
      "alpine and normal routes",
      "bouldering problems and deep-water solo routes"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
        "target": "thoroughfare",
        "why": "category"
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      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "mountain",
        "why": "terrain of routes"
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      {
        "relation": "is related to",
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      {
        "relation": "is related to",
        "target": "tripoint",
        "why": "summits on boundaries"
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      "Rockfall and weather",
      "Access loss from misuse"
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    "out_of_scope": [],
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        "Describe climbing routes with grade, length, style and known hazards from guidebook sources.",
        "Relay access rules and seasonal closures."
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        "Encourage climbers onto routes beyond their stated ability.",
        "Present bolt or anchor condition as safe without recent inspection.",
        "Direct climbers to areas closed for nesting birds or by landowners.",
        "Add or remove fixed gear without the agreement of the climbing community and landowner."
      ],
      "requires_human": [
        "Rebolting or changing a route."
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        "Wrong route information can lead to fatal falls.",
        "Access depends on climbers respecting landowners and wildlife."
      ],
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        "Climbers",
        "Landowners",
        "Nesting wildlife"
      ]
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      "master_systems": [
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Climbing route",
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      "url_status": "live",
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            "name": "Kinds",
            "description": "Kinds and styles.",
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                    "text": "How do sport, traditional, aid, big wall, alpine and deep-water solo routes differ in protection and style?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits a specific route?",
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                  }
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              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "grades",
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                "id": "grades-finding",
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                    "text": "How reliable are grade conversions?",
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              }
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          }
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits a specific area?",
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                  }
                ]
              }
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            "id": "safety",
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              {
                "id": "safety-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "What safety practices, equipment checks and weather considerations apply, according to climbing bodies?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is an accident happening now, requiring rescue services?",
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                  }
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              }
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                    "text": "How are new routes established and bolted, and what ethics govern first ascents and retro-bolting?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits climbing ethics?",
                    "kind": "action"
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                "id": "access-finding",
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                    "text": "Which access rules, seasonal closures and conservation measures apply at this crag?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which organisations manage access?",
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                  }
                ]
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        "id": "learn",
        "name": "Learn",
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                "id": "history-finding",
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                    "text": "Which routes are historically notable, and how did route climbing develop?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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            "id": "teach",
            "name": "Teach",
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              {
                "id": "teach-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "How is route reading taught to new climbers?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which misconceptions arise?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
                  }
                ]
              }
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        ]
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    "Should each notable route be a separate entry?",
    "How should route databases be linked?",
    "How should access rules be linked?"
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