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DESCENDING RING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Descending rings, usually welded steel or aluminum rings about 2 inches in diameter, are employed to reduce rope wear and ease rope retrieval on rappels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Ces descendeurs sont des outils en métal léger que l'on fixe à son baudrier, et autour desquels on passe la corde de rappel [...]

CONT

Un descendeur doit être : sûr, léger, [...] d'une seule pièce et n'usant pas [...] les cordes.

Spanish

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