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Record 1 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Oval carabiner. ... The oval's design contains a weakness. The oval's weaker gate side must support as much weight as its stronger spine, or solid, side. ... other types of biners, which are asymmetrical in shape, [allow] the spine to carry more of the load.

CONT

Equal "D" shape [carabiners load] to the strongest part of the biner (the spine) ...

OBS

On the illustration of a carabiner in Rock Gear by Layne Gerrard (page 127), the solid side, as opposed to the gate side, is labelled as the spine.

Key term(s)
  • back bone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

La corde a été prise par simple pincement entre le pouce et l'index [de la main], l'annulaire immobilise le mousqueton pendant que le majeur appuie sur son dos.

Spanish

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