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Record 1 2010-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
CONT

Pitons may be divided into two general types: blades ... and angles, whose holding power is derived from both wedging and blade compression. ... Angle pitons are made in sizes from 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches.

CONT

The angle peg has a "V" cross-section as opposed to the "U" cross-section in the old mild steel channel peg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
DEF

Sorte de piton en forme d'angle qui sert pour les fissures larges.

CONT

[Les] cornières [...] sont des pitons dont les lames [ont] une épaisseur susceptible de s'adapter à de larges fissures.

OBS

Les cornières sont des pitons d'un à deux pouces de dimension.

Spanish

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