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Record 1 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A small pickax carried by mountaineers especially for cutting footholds in the ice.

OBS

It is also used as a support in climbing or walking on ice, a testing device while ascending on snow or ice, or as a belay anchor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Solide bâton ferré. Peut servir de canne en toutes sortes de terrain. Sert surtout dans la neige, la glace et à la taille des marches, à l'assurance.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

In size and weight, ice tools are similar to something you might buy at your local hardware store. The head of the tool boasts a pick on one side and either an "adze" (a flat, chisel-like device used for chopping holes in ice) or a hammer on the other. ... A lot of ice tools are named after birds, since the pick of the tool is reminiscent of a bird's beak ... : "Hummingbird," "Woodpecker," "Blackbird," "Thunderbird."

CONT

A sharp ice tool will make the climbing much easier. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

Ice axes are longer than ice tools, and they are rarely used on steep ice.

OBS

ice tool: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Outil d'alpiniste, ferré à un bout et équipé d'une petite pioche à l'autre extrémité.

CONT

Un piolet bien aiguisé facilite beaucoup l'escalade. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

piolet; piolet de glace : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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