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DEADMAN ANCHOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sports Equipment and Accessories
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- snow anchor
1, record 1, English, snow%20anchor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- deadman anchor 2, record 1, English, deadman%20anchor
correct
- deadman-type anchor 3, record 1, English, deadman%2Dtype%20anchor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anything the climber attaches himself to [in the snow] in order to keep from being pulled off the mountain should [he or] his partner ... fall. 1, record 1, English, - snow%20anchor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A deadman anchor consists of any object buried in the snow. The most common deadman anchors, often called snow flukes, are commercially produced ... 2, record 1, English, - snow%20anchor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In soft snow, several pickets, ice axes, skis, even ski poles and snowshoes can be buried to form "deadmen". 1, record 1, English, - snow%20anchor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et accessoires de sport
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ancre à neige
1, record 1, French, ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corps mort 1, record 1, French, corps%20mort
correct, masculine noun
- corps-mort 2, record 1, French, corps%2Dmort
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En neige plus molle. [...] il faut impérativement fabriquer un «corps-mort». Pour cela, on creuse une tranchée horizontale, on y couche le piolet, pointe plantée, et on munit le manche d'une sangle [...]. On peut aussi utiliser un «dead-man». Il s'agit d'un corps-mort tout préparé [...] 3, record 1, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Installation du premier amarrage: dans le cas où la roche n'est pas accessible, il faudra amarrer la corde sur des amarrages du type ancre à neige ou corps mort (pelle, ski, piolet ...), en fonction de la dureté de la neige. 4, record 1, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Ancre à neige pour l'auto-assurage. 2, record 1, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur une pente de neige, le meilleur assurage est offert par le piolet. Il est rare en effet qu'on dispose d'ancres spéciales pour la neige, qu'on emploie surtout lors des expéditions extra européennes pour l'ancrage de cordes fixes. 2, record 1, French, - ancre%20%C3%A0%20neige
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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