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Record 1 1991-12-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Cracks too large for hands and feet to jam yet too small to admit the entire body must be climbed using jams of the arms, legs, hips, and shoulder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Le verrou de bras oppose coude et main, la meilleure position étant coude vers le haut, paume vers le bas.

Spanish

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