Mountaineering-Terminology(GigiChow)

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  1. crampon
    a hinged pair of curved iron bars
    The men were well dressed and wearing crampons.
  2. abseil
    a descent down a cliff using a fixed rope wrapped around the body
    "Here," said Mr. Kok, quickly handing me his abseil device.
  3. mountainous
    containing many mountains
    The country is mountainous, and the growing seasons are short.
  4. harness
    an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal
    She stood however ready harnessed and caparisoned at all points, to watch accidents.
  5. ice axe
    an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    His earliest poems were difficult and ornate; reading them required technical climbing skills, crampons and an ice axe.
  6. anchor
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    His vessel has been lying off Gloucester Point, and two seamen have recently been similarly affected on another vessel anchored near by.
  7. rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    One of the marines who rappelled down from helicopters was seen firing his paintball gun repeatedly at club-wielding passengers as they set upon him.
  8. rope
    a strong line
    Around the uprights ropes were wound making a rude but safe conveyance.
  9. boot
    footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
    He had taken off his boots, and these were suspended by means of the laces around his neck.
  10. physical condition
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    The physical conditions were so utterly wretched that some even said that death would be welcome.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:41:27 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Apr 04 00:09:47 EDT 2012)

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