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DE-PEGGING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- piton removal
1, record 1, English, piton%20removal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- de-pegging 2, record 1, English, de%2Dpegging
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Removing pitons: To remove pitons, hit them back and forth until loose and then pluck out. If possible, aim the blow at the heftiest part of the neck of the piton, or at least at the top of the eye. ... Develop the art of piton removal so that hundreds of pitons can be removed and none dropped. 3, record 1, English, - piton%20removal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Piton removal is facilitated by avoiding awkward and inaccessible placements at ... Generally, beating back and forth along the long axis of the crack works out the most solidly driven piton. 4, record 1, English, - piton%20removal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Using pitons is known as "pegging" and taking them out is called "de-pegging". This English word is gradually replacing the French one in Britain. 2, record 1, English, - piton%20removal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépitonnage
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9pitonnage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- récupération des pitons 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cup%C3%A9ration%20des%20pitons
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action d'enlever les pitons enfoncés par le premier de cordée ou par une cordée précédente. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Récupération des pitons (dépitonnage). Cette manœuvre, bien que moins importante que la précédente, n'en est pas pour autant moins délicate. Mal réalisée, elle va avoir des conséquences assez graves : impossibilité de récupérer le piton, perte de temps, fatigue inutile, dégradation du piton. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le dépitonnage se fait en frappant alternativement d'un côté et de l'autre la tête du piton dans le sens de la fissure, pour l'ébranler. 4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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