{"id":13897,"date":"2023-01-17T12:51:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climbingsardinia.com\/scala-di-difficolta\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T13:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T12:54:25","slug":"hiking-difficulty-scale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climbingsardinia.com\/en\/hiking-difficulty-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">HIKING DIFFICULTY GRADES<\/h1>\n<p>It is often hard to define how difficult an itinerary may be, considering that we should assess individual skills and conditions. Think of a child who may not have much strength, but has great balance and no fear of heights. That child would find a path easier than a considerably stronger person who, contrarily, finds it difficult to balance on unstable rocks and fears passing on exposed passages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Difficulty Scale below is a &#8220;Sardinian readaptation&#8221; of the one developed by the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). We removed any refence to snow and ice, keeping what is fundamental to understand the difficulty of our terrain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#E02B20&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||4px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">T1 &#8211; HIKING<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PATH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well developed, signposted and marked. 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Basic Alpine experience.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_divider]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#E02B20&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||4px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">T4 &#8211; ALPINE WALKING<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PATH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Path not necessarily available. 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