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Record 1 2017-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A [solid] metal spike, ... or [tubular] peg that is driven into ... an ice surface to serve as an aid in climbing or to support a climber in place or while descending.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Piton : Instrument essentiel de l'escalade artificielle : broche métallique constituée d'une lame et d'une tête qui comporte un œil pour le passage du mousqueton dans lequel coulisse la corde. Le piton s'enfonce au marteau dans une fissure de rocher. [...] Il existe deux sortes de pitons : de rocher, à glace.

Spanish

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