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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 52

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ces between can be robbed of their dangers by proper use of the rope. The properway to use the rope depends upon the strengthof the party, for difficulty in such places is in-versely proportional to the skill of the climbers.One man may be able to traverse with ease apassage which another could not… … Holding him up. must be too hard for him, for if he falls thewhole party will probably be dragged down, un-less the second man is very firmly planted andvery handy with the rope. General descriptionsand theories, however, will not cover suchcases. A rope carelessly handled is dangerous onsnow ; it…

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