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2. Trekking pole - Wikipedia

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   Mountain guide Alice Manfield with a long wooden walking pole in the early 1900s. When in use, modern trekking poles resemble ski poles as they have many features in common, such as baskets at the bottom to prevent the pole sinking through unstable surfaces, and rubber-padded handles and wrist straps to strengthen holding grip.

3. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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   A type of climbing somewhere between hiking and graded rock climbing; involves climbing the easiest grades. screamer 1. Shock absorbing sling designed to reduce peak loads in a climbing system. Very commonly used for winter / ice climbing. Made of a nylon webbing structure consisting of one large loop sewn in multiple places to make a shorter ...

4. Glissade (climbing) - Wikipedia

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   Most glissading is done in a seated position (and ideally with a water-proof durable surface on which to sit and slide), [3] with the legs bent to absorb shocks and bumps, and an ice axe held diagonally across the body to be in a position to perform a self-arrest if the glissade starts to get out of control. [1]

5. Walking stick - Wikipedia

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   Hikers use walking sticks, also known as trekking poles, pilgrim's staffs, hiking poles, or hiking sticks, for a wide variety of purposes: as a support when going uphill or as a brake when going downhill; as a balance point when crossing streams, swamps, or other rough terrain; to feel for obstacles in the path; to test mud and water for depth ...

6. Shock mount - Wikipedia

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   A shock mount or isolation mount is a mechanical fastener that connects two parts elastically to provide shock and vibration isolation. Isolation mounts allow equipment to be securely mounted to a foundation and/or frame and, at the same time, allow it to float independently from it.

7. Mark Zuckerberg sets aside his feud with Elon Musk to go ...

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   Mark Zuckerberg's Meta urged California to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit company. In doing so, Zuckerberg sided with his occasional nemesis, Elon Musk, who also wants to stop OpenAI.