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HAND JAM [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hand jam
1, record 1, English, hand%20jam
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hand jam is done either thumb up or thumb down. 2, record 1, English, - hand%20jam
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- verrou de main
1, record 1, French, verrou%20de%20main
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Verrous de main. C'est le type de coincement, ou verrouillage, le plus répandu. Pour cette technique, la fissure idéale mesure de 6 à 7 cm, une taille qui varie en fonction de celle de la main. Insérez votre main ouverte dans la fissure, formez ensuite un creux : le bout des doigts et le talon de la main poussent d'un côté, tandis que les jointures appuient de l'autre. Serrez le pouce contre l'index, ou passez-le dessous, à l'intérieur de la paume. Adaptez ce geste à la largeur de la fissure et à ses irrégularités. 2, record 1, French, - verrou%20de%20main
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hand crack
1, record 2, English, hand%20crack
correct, see observation, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crack that is slightly wider than the thickness of your hand. 2, record 2, English, - hand%20crack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand Cracks. The hand crack has the most secure jams. The entire hand slides into the crack and the thumb rolls into the palm. 3, record 2, English, - hand%20crack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hand cracks require you to jam your open hand in them... 2, record 2, English, - hand%20crack
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The hand crack is the width of the hand in a flat, upright position; the fist crack is the width of the hand when closed as a fist. 4, record 2, English, - hand%20crack
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fissure à main
1, record 2, French, fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
proposal, see observation, feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de fracturation de la roche dans laquelle on peut entrer et coincer la main entière. 1, record 2, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «fissure à main» a été proposé par l'instructeur d'escalade et directeur général de l'école d'escalade l'Ascension Inc. 1, record 2, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «fissure à main» ne précise pas la largeur de la fissure par rapport à la position de la main comme le terme en anglais. L'escalade libre à l'aide des trous ou des fissures du rocher est beaucoup moins développée en France qu'en Amérique du Nord à cause du type de montagnes. Cela pourrait expliquer pourquoi cette notion particulière, qui existe en anglais, n'a pas de terminologie exacte en français. On utilise plutôt une notion plus générique comme les fissures à coincements. 1, record 2, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- off-hand crack
1, record 3, English, off%2Dhand%20crack
correct, see observation, specific
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crack that is too wide to hand jam but too thin to fist jam. 1, record 3, English, - off%2Dhand%20crack
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The size of the off-hand crack is in between a hand crack and a fist crack. 2, record 3, English, - off%2Dhand%20crack
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
As the crack gets wider we must expand the hand jam. The off-hands... is accomplished by cupping the hand and clamming the knuckles against the fingers and the wrist. Wider you turn the jam horizontally and make a fist. The fist jam. 3, record 3, English, - off%2Dhand%20crack
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fissure à main
1, record 3, French, fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
proposal, see observation, feminine noun, generic
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ligne de fracturation de la roche dans laquelle on peut entrer et coincer la main entière. 2, record 3, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «fissure à main» a été proposé par l'instructeur d'escalade et directeur général de l'école d'escalade l'Ascension Inc. 2, record 3, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «fissure à main» ne précise pas la largeur de la fissure par rapport à la position de la main (main ouverte ou main en poing) comme le fait le terme anglais. L'escalade libre à l'aide des trous ou des fissures de rocher est beaucoup moins répandue en France qu'en Amérique du Nord à cause du type de montagnes. Cela pourrait expliquer pourquoi cette notion particulière, qui existe en anglais, n'a pas de terminologie exacte en français. On utilise plutôt une notion plus générique comme «fissures à coincements». 2, record 3, French, - fissure%20%C3%A0%20main
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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