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PARALLEL CRACK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-09-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parallel-sided crack
1, record 1, English, parallel%2Dsided%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- parallel crack 1, record 1, English, parallel%20crack
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parallel cracks have sides which run evenly next to each other, and are very difficult to climbs (there are no irregularities to lock your fingers around) 1, record 1, English, - parallel%2Dsided%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The essential characteristics were inferred from an illustration in How to rock climb! by J. Long (1989), p. 73, and other reading: It is a crack that is used by rock climbers to advance in rock climbing and its sides are equidistant at all points along its length. 1, record 1, English, - parallel%2Dsided%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The concept may apply to artificial climbing structures which simulate natural rock for rock climbing training, as well as to the physical rock of mountains. 1, record 1, English, - parallel%2Dsided%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fissure à bords parallèles
1, record 1, French, fissure%20%C3%A0%20bords%20parall%C3%A8les
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Caractéristiques déterminées à partir d'une illustration dans L'escalade écrit par J. Barry et N. Shepard (1990), p. 41 : C'est une fissure dont les bords sont réguliers, sans constrictions et équidistants à chaque point de sa longueur. 1, record 1, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20bords%20parall%C3%A8les
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le grimpeur s'en sert pour avancer dans la pratique de l'escalade. 1, record 1, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20bords%20parall%C3%A8les
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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