Schrofen

The Schrofen ( related to abrupt ) is a term from the climbers language that identifies steep, rocky, with grass and often interspersed with gravel terrain. It is almost exclusively used the plural. In the craggy only laborious progress is possible because stairs and steps are indeed partially available, but it is usually absent on a continuous route. Schrofen are mainly found where the rock was broken against its direction of fall.

If alpine hiking trails lead through craggy ground, the layouts of the paths is often only of color markings that detail display more or less the best course. The commission requires sure-footedness and alpine experience; depending on the steepness of the terrain, take the hands to help, it can also climbs in the first degree occur. In the SAC - hiking scale craggy falls mostly in the moderate category T3 or T4, steep craggy is valued at T5 and T6 with touchy. On designated trails schrofige sites are often mitigated by steps, handrails or ropes. When wet, craggy is particularly dangerous because of the increased risk of slipping, especially on the descent. In addition, in the craggy the existing risk of falling is typically underestimated.

According to the basic meaning of the word (, crags ') Schrofen is also part of the name of several mountains in the Northern Limestone Alps. Mountain farms at a craggy are so named also access roads, such as: Whether dm Schrofa, Schrofaweg.