Mountaineering - Terminology (Farieny)

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  1. ice axe
    an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    Ice axe Sources indicated that Park had not been assessed as at risk of committing suicide.
  2. abseil
    a descent down a cliff using a fixed rope wrapped around the body
    To get to it, one must abseil down through a plume of water, dropping into a dark hole.
  3. repelling
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
    There was a repelling pleasantry in these three short sentences.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:43:04 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Mar 29 20:50:30 EDT 2012)

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