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PLATE-FORME BIVOUAC PAROI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mountain Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- porta-ledge
1, record 1, English, porta%2Dledge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- portaledge 2, record 1, English, portaledge
correct
- big wall ledge 2, record 1, English, big%20wall%20ledge
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Literally, a portable, folding ledge or hanging tent platform for sleeping on steep cliffs. 1, record 1, English, - porta%2Dledge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The porta-ledge originated in American BIG WALL CLIMBING during the 1960s when Greg LOWE devised the Lurp tent. This rigid alloy frame with a nylon sheet strung across it and a tent fly built over it could be suspended from a single point of attachment and provided climbers with protection from bad weather on a multiday aid routes. 1, record 1, English, - porta%2Dledge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports de montagne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- portaledge
1, record 1, French, portaledge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plate-forme de bivouac en paroi 1, record 1, French, plate%2Dforme%20de%20bivouac%20en%20paroi
feminine noun
- plateforme de bivouac en paroi 2, record 1, French, plateforme%20de%20bivouac%20en%20paroi
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A5 [marque déposée] est l'inventeur et le spécialiste incontesté des plates-formes de bivouac en paroi. Ces engins ont été et demeurent les compagnons indispensables de la conquête des bigs walls américains et d'innombrables voies sur toutes les montagnes du monde, dans les conditions de difficulté et de temps les plus extrêmes. 1, record 1, French, - portaledge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un portaledge A5 est la garantie d'un repos confortable et sûr, [...] 1, record 1, French, - portaledge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plate-forme pour dormir en paroi de la montagne. 3, record 1, French, - portaledge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 4, record 1, French, - portaledge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - portaledge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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