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Record 1 2017-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

Fastening together with a clip

DEF

To fasten together with a clip.

CONT

These ingenious metal snap-links [carabiners] are used for belaying, rappelling, prusiking, clipping into safety anchors, securing the rope to points of protection, and hundred and one other jobs.

CONT

The art of placing pitons and carabiners and stringing the rope to best advantage for safety and economy of effort in ascending or descending ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Opération qui consiste à poser un mousqueton.

CONT

Mousquetonnage et démousquetonnage de la corde représentent des temps d'arrêt dans l'escalade. Mal exécutés, ils sont fatigants. Ce sont donc des manœuvres qu'il faut apprendre à faire rapidement et avec facilité.

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