Moutaineering- Terminology(Bin Hao)

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  1. anchor
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    Make it harder by standing farther from the anchor point, which can be moved up and down to alter an exercise.
  2. rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    “I publicly challenge Bobby Valentine,” said Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, who was decked out in his rappelling gear.
  3. belay
    turn a rope around something in order to secure it
    He lifted a belaying pin from the rail and drove out the bolt.
  4. abseil
    a descent down a cliff using a fixed rope wrapped around the body
    The coup de grace was plopping onto our backsides and sliding down a grassy bank to our first abseil point.
  5. crampon
    a hinged pair of curved iron bars
    Today’s preferred mode of transit: ice skates with detachable crampons.
  6. hardware
    tools or implements made of metal
    Companies sometimes have to slaughter sacred cows to escape obsolescence: IBM only recovered from its death spiral when it abandoned its focus on building hardware.
  7. 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.
  8. medical aid
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    No one group is reaching all of those people: some provide medical aid, others food aid, others sanitation and water services.
  9. shelter
    covering that provides protection from the weather
    At night, the shelter is given over to the oldest married son, his wife, and three children.
  10. rope
    a strong line
    Loaded with chains, twice brought to be hanged with a rope around his neck, his knightly spirit rose above all misery.
Created on Thu Mar 29 20:43:06 EDT 2012

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