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Record 1 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Anchoring at the top and belaying from below.

DEF

... rigging a climb so that a climber is protected from above.

CONT

You set up a toprope by tying the rope into the an chor which is in the rock above where you are going to climb.

CONT

When 3 people climb a vertical route, the least experienced climber goes third - he is protected by a toprope and doesn't need to waste energy removing the protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Escalade d'une longueur assurée depuis le haut.

Spanish

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