Mountaineering-Terminology (Zhenghong)

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  1. expedition
    an organized group of people undertaking a journey
    Don and his uncles joined an expedition bound by air across the north pole.
  2. ice axe
    an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
    He definitely needs an ice axe to climb up the mountain.
  3. rappel
    lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
    Describing rappelling and other activities that recruits go through in boot camp, the general said: “It’s exciting stuff."
  4. belay
    turn a rope around something in order to secure it
    "Belay there!" the Captain cried, advancing his mahogany paw in a warning manner.
  5. 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.
  6. anchor
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike.
  7. ladder
    steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs
    Then he continued to mount the ladder in an easy, agile way.
  8. sling
    a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released
    He only stooped to pick up more stones for his sling as they went on.
  9. piton
    a metal spike with a hole for a rope
    In moments the piton was freed from the mountain wall!
  10. carabiner
    an oblong metal ring with a spring clip
    They may have to hang up their ropes and carabiners and settle for rambles in the foothills.
Created on Sun Apr 01 05:31:25 EDT 2012

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