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PIOLET TRACTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- piolet traction
1, record 1, English, piolet%20traction
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- front-pointing 1, record 1, English, front%2Dpointing
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... for climbing vertical waterfalls... the technique would be pure front-pointing with piolet traction... 1, record 1, English, - piolet%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As the terrain becomes extremely steep... tools are used in each hand... pulling up on the tools is known as piolet traction. 1, record 1, English, - piolet%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The French christened it piolet traction. The English-speaking world call it front-pointing. 1, record 1, English, - piolet%20traction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Front-pointing, although often used to designate piolet-traction, is a broader concept which includes the use of the front points on crampons. 1, record 1, English, - piolet%20traction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piolet-traction
1, record 1, French, piolet%2Dtraction
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les points avant s'emploient en conjonction avec une position de [...] piolet-traction dans [...] les pentes extrêmement raide [...] [Cette technique] s'utilise toujours avec deux outils à glace, quoique, avec la qualité d'ancrage des piolets modernes, on puisse l'utiliser avec un seul, du moins sur des pentes non verticales. 1, record 1, French, - piolet%2Dtraction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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