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RAPPEL DEVICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Mountain Sports
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A mechanism, used by a person to progressively lower their own mass down a climbing rope, through which passes the rope used for the descent.

CONT

The pocket on the other leg holds energy bars and a 150-foot rope, plus a rappel device in case of a treetop landing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Sports de montagne
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
DEF

Mécanisme, utilisé pour une descente progressive, par lequel passe la corde utilisée pour la descente.

CONT

La poche de l'autre jambe contient des barres énergétiques et une corde de 45 m, ainsi qu'un dispositif de rappel, en cas d'arrivée sur la cime d'un arbre.

Spanish

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