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81Traditional climbing — Traditional climbing, or Trad climbing, is a style of climbing that emphasizesthe skills necessary for establishing routes in an exploratory fashion. Before the advent of sport climbing, the normal style of unaided rock climbing was what is now… …
82Lead (tack) — This article is about livestock equipment. For leads used on small animals, see Leash. For the young children s horse show class, see Leadline. For other uses, see Lead (disambiguation). For yet more other uses, see Lead line. Lead clipped to a… …
83Steer roping — Steer roping, also known as steer tripping , is a rodeo event that features a steer and one mounted cowboy. The steers are moved through narrow pathways leading to a chute with spring loaded doors. A 10 foot rope is fastened around the steer s… …
84Touching the Void — is a book by Joe Simpson recounting the true story of Simpson s and Simon Yates disastrous and near fatal climb of the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. The book won the 1989 NCR Book Award. In 2003, fifteen… …
85Horse tack — Tack is a term used to describe any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all… …
86Protection (climbing) — To make climbing as safe as possible, most climbers use protection to prevent injury to themselves and others. Types of climbingThere are a number of ways to protect a climb, varying according to the type of climbing:Lead climbingLead climbing is …
87Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts …
88Climbing protection — To make climbing as safe as possible, most climbers use protection, a term used to describe the equipment used to prevent injury to themselves and others.[1] Contents 1 Types of climbing 1.1 Lead climbing 1.2 Top roping …
89neglect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disregard Nouns 1. neglect, negligence, carelessness, heedlessness, thoughtlessness, dereliction, delinquency; omission, oversight, laches, default; benign neglect; rashness; procrastination. See… …
90slackness — noun 1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy • Syn: ↑inanition, ↑lassitude, ↑lethargy • Hypernyms: ↑weakness 2. the quality of being lax and neglectful • Syn: ↑laxness …
