10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCENDEUR»
Discover the use of
ascendeur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ascendeur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Peering Over the Edge: The Philosophy of Mountaineering
The other two climbed simultaneously, one being belayed by the leader and the
other belaying himself with a Gibb's Ascendeur. The climbing alternated between
good snow and hard ice. The angle varied from about 45 degrees to perhaps 60
...
2
Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge
I followed, using my Petzel ascendeur for security. My turn to lead. Once in it, the
gully did not seem quite as steep as it had done from below; the average angle
was probably around sixty degrees, but there were bulges that were considerably
...
Chris Bonington, Charles Clarke, Clint Willis, 2002
3
The international encyclopedia of surgery: a systematic ...
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on ...
4
The South African Dictionary of Sport
... which has been wedged into a rock crack etc arete a sharp mountain ridge; a
steep narrow ridge of rock ascendeur a mechanical device used for ascending a
rope balance move a climbing move in which footwork ensures adherence rather
...
Hefixed his jumar ascendeur ontothe lineand beganthe ascent. Hesettled quickly
into the rhythm—sliding the jumar clamp up, pushing up on his foot sling, letting
his harness take the weight, metre after metre, up towards the lip. Halfway up ...
6
The Mammoth Book of How it Happened - Everest
After 100 feet the ropes crossed the slope horizontally but still I could not stand. I
crawled on all fours, my harness fastened to the rope by the ascendeur which
allowed me to pull myself forward without sliding back. I could not see in the dark,
...
I clipped my ascendeur device onto the rope, slid it alongand swung alarmingly
acrossthe bergschrund and upthe wallto the slopesabove. The wind was coming
frommy right, thesouth. Thehood of my down suit projected forward round myface
...
Joe Tasker, Chris Bonington, 2013
8
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
A loop or sling is attachedto this krab. Another detachabledevice,also on your
sling, is clippedonto the fixed ropes thatleadyouupthe mountain. This is called
ajumar (or ascendeur),and has metal teeth. Slide the jumar up therope and it
runs ...
9
Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal
The climbing procedure 1) The Jumar ascendeur attached to the harness is
pushed as high up the rope as possible. 2) The climber then lies back and lets
the harness and rope take all his weight. It is especially important to let the
harness ...
Nobody tried karabiners and brake bars, an arrangement popular in the U.S.A.
Three types of mechanical prussiker (ascendeur) were used — the Swiss Jumar,
the British Clogger and the American Gibbs Rope- walkers. Jumars were the
most ...
