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ICE BOLLARD [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A mound of [ice] that serves as an anchor when rope or webbing is positioned around it.

CONT

A completed ice bollard is teardrop-shaped when viewed from above, and horn-shaped when viewed from the side.

CONT

Ice Bollard. This works on exactly the same principle as a snow bollard, but ice, being a stronger substance, allows a smaller version - as little as a foot (30 cm) in diameter in solid ice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

[...] protubérance faite par les alpinistes avec leur piolet, dans [...] la glace, pour pouvoir y passer une corde de rappel.

CONT

Le champignon de glace. [...] La gorge épouse la forme d'une poire bien arrondie à son sommet et se rétrécissant à sa base.

OBS

Neiges glacées et très dures. [...] Les champignons seront plus grands que ceux taillés dans la glace [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de montaña
DEF

Protuberancia de hielo en forma de seta, hecha con un piolet y utilizada como anclaje para colgar una cuerda.

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