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Record 1 2017-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
  • Speleology
CONT

Cow's tail - Safety attachments used in the frog system. Used when passing anchors or knots in the middle of a drop, or for protection on a roped traverse. Usually consists of one short (18 inch) and one long (28 inch) 8-10 mm rope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
  • Spéléologie
CONT

Queue de vache : Nœud d'initiation. Encordement à la taille. Auto assurage. Fixation d'une corde.

OBS

La notion française ne correspond pas exactement à la notion anglaise : en français, il s'agit d'un type de nœud tandis qu'en anglais, la notion englobe la corde et se réfère au type de fixation dans son ensemble.

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