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MIXED CLIMBING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

... high mountain climbing up a classical mountain feature (ridge, face, etc.) and was traditionally undertaken to reach the summit.

CONT

Mixed climbing involves intermittent snow/ice and rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

En "dry cooling" (escalade sur terrain mixte avec la technique de cascade de glace), il existe une échelle de cotation en constante évolution car cette discipline n'est à la mode que depuis peu.

OBS

Le terrain mixte est celui où neige, glace et rocher sont intimement mêlés [...] Lorsqu'on parle de «course mixte», ou de «mixte», on peut également désigner un terrain alternativement rocheux et glaciaire.

OBS

[...] le mixte est le terrain où se rencontrent tous les éléments de l'alpinisme.

Spanish

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