HAND-TRAVERSE


Meaning of HAND-TRAVERSE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun

: a method used in mountaineering to cross a ledge that lacks standing room in which a climber grasps the ledge and moves along using his hands and allowing his body and legs to hang free

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