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snap ring [′snap ‚riŋ] (design engineering) A form of spring used as a fastener; the ring is elastically deformed, put in place, and allowed to snap back toward its unstressed position into a groove or recess. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Compared to the cost of traditional climbing equipment, including various ropes, webbing, harnesses, carabiners (metal ring with a spring clip) and anchoring devices, the equipment needed for bouldering is a small investment. In 1957, using tools salvaged from a junkyard, Chouinard taught himself blacksmithing in order to forge his own mountaineering equipment, such as pitons (the spikes driven into rocks) and carabiners (which connect ropes to pitons). She says the rock smells different in the sun than in the shade, and the click of a carabiner punctuates the sound of the wind through the trees. |
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