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MARGINAL ANCHOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

An anchor with a known supporting strength that is not considered strong enough to resist and support the necessary load and that must be reinforced by a bombproof anchor.

CONT

A back-tie anchor is used to focus a marginal anchor to a bombproof anchor.

CONT

Marginal anchor point is the focal point where [the rescue] system is attached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Ancrage dont la force de résistance est connue, mais qui n'est pas assez fort pour supporter une charge déterminée et qui devra être renforcé par un ancrage blindé.

Spanish

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