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Record 1 1994-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

... holds formed by solid flakes or undercut ledges [which] provide good upward pulls for the hands while the body leans out, "pushing" the feet against the rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Toute prise dont l'aspérité ou la saillie est dirigée vers le bas au lieu de l'être vers le haut [...]

CONT

Les prises inversées [...] ne s'utilisent qu'en opposition : les mains tirent dessus par un effort dirigé vers soi, tandis que les pieds exercent une poussée en sens contraire [...]

Spanish

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