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MOUNTAIN AXE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mountain axe
1, record 1, English, mountain%20axe
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mountaineering tool 2, record 1, English, mountaineering%20tool
correct
- mountaineering axe 3, record 1, English, mountaineering%20axe
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mountaineering tools like the sort you'd use to cruise Mount Rainer, ... all have straight and longish shafts, gently curved "classic" picks, and most have one-piece non-modular heads. 2, record 1, English, - mountain%20axe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A longer axe may be OK for cross-country travel and scrambling, where it's used as a cane and to provide security in low-angle climbing. 4, record 1, English, - mountain%20axe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A length of 60-70 centimeters works well in most alpine situations, where you are climbing moderately steep slopes and using the axe for self-belay and self arrest. Longer axes are better for cross-country travel and scrambling and also are good as snow anchors and for probing for cornices and crevasses. 4, record 1, English, - mountain%20axe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Mountain axes range in length from 60-90 centimeters depending on the height of the climber and its function. 5, record 1, English, - mountain%20axe
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- piolet classique
1, record 1, French, piolet%20classique
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- piolet de randonnée 2, record 1, French, piolet%20de%20randonn%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le piolet classique n'est autre qu'une sorte de canne sophistiquée. Lors des longues marches, il sert de bâton de pèlerin. En terrain instable, il sert de point d'appui [...] La panne et la pointe ne serviront qu'occasionnellement, dans des situations délicates [...] 1, record 1, French, - piolet%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les piolets classiques [sont] destinés aux randonnées (à pieds ou à ski) et aux courses d'un niveau moyen. Ils sont choisis d'une longueur permettant le «sondage» et l'utilisation en «canne». 2, record 1, French, - piolet%20classique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les longueurs courantes pour le choix d'un [...] piolet classique (randonnée et courses faciles) [sont entre] 60 et 85 cm. 2, record 1, French, - piolet%20classique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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