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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A hold that is grasped sideways.  4, record 1, English, - sidecling%20hold

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF

... diagonal or vertical edges you can pull sideways on, either toward your body or away from it.  3, record 1, English, - sidecling%20hold

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... side-pulls are very secure. You usually have to counter balance with your feet, pressing them into the rock as you pull on the side-pull hold. This is called opposition and is used a lot in climbing.  4, record 1, English, - sidecling%20hold

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] pour utiliser une prise verticale, il est nécessaire d'exercer une traction perpendiculaire à cette prise; celle-ci ne pouvant être équilibrée par la simple gravité, le grimpeur devra créer une force qui contrebalance par exemple par une poussée des pieds en sens contraire. [...] il grimpe en opposition.  1, record 1, French, - prise%20verticale

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... a strenuous climbing technique in which adherence to two vertical holds is gained by pulling back against one with the hands and pushing the feet against the other... [and] the full force of opposition must be sustained by the hands, arms, and shoulders.  1, record 2, English, - lieback

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Liebacks are perhaps most often used for a move or two, but in difficult climbing they can be used to ascend long vertical flakes, open books, and offset cracks.  1, record 2, English, - lieback

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[Technique qui] consiste à franchir certaines fissures en basculant le corps de côté, les mains étant en traction sur les bords, généralement francs, et les pieds en adhérence ou en léger coincement, exerçant une poussée en sens contraire.  3, record 2, French, - D%C3%BClfer

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF

Technique d'escalade utilisant une opposition des mains et des pieds le long de fissures verticales.  2, record 2, French, - D%C3%BClfer

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The term "opposition climbing" was found in a book entitled "Climbing. A Guide to Mountaineering" by Raymond Bridge.  1, record 3, English, - counterforce%20climbing

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Escalade dans laquelle l'adhérence est forcée, obtenue sur des surfaces d'appui quelconques en faisant agir sur elles deux forces symétriquement opposées.  1, record 3, French, - escalade%20d%27opposition

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish