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STRUCTURE ARTIFICIELLE ESCALADE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bouldering
1, record 1, English, bouldering
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sport of climbing without ropes or other technical gear on boulders or relatively small rock faces. 2, record 1, English, - bouldering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- escalade de bloc
1, record 1, French, escalade%20de%20bloc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- escalade de blocs 2, record 1, French, escalade%20de%20blocs
correct, feminine noun
- escalade en bloc 3, record 1, French, escalade%20en%20bloc
correct, feminine noun
- bloc 4, record 1, French, bloc
correct, masculine noun
- escalade sur bloc 5, record 1, French, escalade%20sur%20bloc
feminine noun
- escalade sur blocs 6, record 1, French, escalade%20sur%20blocs
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escalade pratiquée sur un rocher ou une structure artificielle de faible hauteur, qui consiste à atteindre la prise finale sans corde d’assurage. 7, record 1, French, - escalade%20de%20bloc
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
escalade de bloc; bloc : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 mai 2023. 8, record 1, French, - escalade%20de%20bloc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-11-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crux
1, record 2, English, crux
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In climbing, the "crux" is the toughest part of a route, where the hardest ... challenges are concentrated. 2, record 2, English, - crux
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- passage-clé
1, record 2, French, passage%2Dcl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- crux 2, record 2, French, crux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone d’une voie d’escalade qui comporte les prises les plus difficiles à atteindre ou à tenir, en raison de leur exiguïté, de leur éloignement, ou encore de l'inclinaison de la paroi ou de la structure artificielle d’escalade. 3, record 2, French, - passage%2Dcl%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le passage-clé est un des éléments pris en compte pour évaluer le niveau de difficulté des voies. 3, record 2, French, - passage%2Dcl%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
passage-clé : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 mai 2023. 4, record 2, French, - passage%2Dcl%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- passage clé
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2024-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- speed climbing
1, record 3, English, speed%20climbing
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Speed climbing is a climbing sport performed indoors on an artificial climbing wall. The objective is to climb the entire route in the fastest time possible. The team or individual that clocks the fastest time is declared as the winner. 2, record 3, English, - speed%20climbing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- escalade de vitesse
1, record 3, French, escalade%20de%20vitesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- vitesse 2, record 3, French, vitesse
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escalade pratiquée sur une structure artificielle, qui consiste à atteindre le plus rapidement possible le sommet d’une voie homologuée, avec une corde d’assurage ou une sangle avec enrouleur. 3, record 3, French, - escalade%20de%20vitesse
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
escalade de vitesse; vitesse : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 mai 2023. 4, record 3, French, - escalade%20de%20vitesse
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2024-11-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Various Sports (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- route setter
1, record 4, English, route%20setter
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A route setter is the most important job in a climbing gym[:] they have the role of choosing the holds and placing them in the right positions to create the climbs for everyone, from beginners to professionals. 2, record 4, English, - route%20setter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sports divers (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ouvreur
1, record 4, French, ouvreur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- ouvreuse 2, record 4, French, ouvreuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui établit l'itinéraire d’une voie d’escalade en déterminant la disposition des prises et en installant celles-ci sur une structure artificielle d’escalade ou en fixant des points d’assurage sur une paroi. 2, record 4, French, - ouvreur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En compétition, un ouvreur sélectionne la taille des prises et détermine la distance qui les sépare en fonction du niveau de difficulté souhaité. 2, record 4, French, - ouvreur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ouvreur; ouvreuse : désignations et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 25 mai 2023. 3, record 4, French, - ouvreur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-02-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- lead wall
1, record 5, English, lead%20wall
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- leading wall 2, record 5, English, leading%20wall
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lead wall users are required to be successful in a lead check ... where they will be asked to thoroughly demonstrate their lead climbing and belaying techniques. 1, record 5, English, - lead%20wall
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- première sae de cordée
1, record 5, French, premi%C3%A8re%20sae%20de%20cord%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sae :structure artificielle d’escalade. 1, record 5, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20sae%20de%20cord%C3%A9e
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
première sae de cordée : équivalent obtenu de la Fédération Québécoise de la Montagne et de l’Escalade. 1, record 5, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20sae%20de%20cord%C3%A9e
Record 5, Key term(s)
- première structure artificielle d'escalade de cordée
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1997-06-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- climbing site
1, record 6, English, climbing%20site
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... provides a nearly exhaustive directory of the French climbing sites, ... 1, record 6, English, - climbing%20site
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- site d'escalade
1, record 6, French, site%20d%27escalade
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le site d’escalade. L'escalade peut être considérée comme une activité de montagne si elle a lieu en pleine nature, soit comme une activité «terrestre» si elle se déroule sur une structure artificielle d’escalade. 2, record 6, French, - site%20d%27escalade
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Réunis par affinité ou proximité, quelque trois cents sites d’escalade, divers, variés, de toutes difficultés, soit l’essentiel du potentiel grimpe de la France [...] 3, record 6, French, - site%20d%27escalade
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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