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    In lead climbing using a dynamic rope, the fall factor (f) is the ratio of the height (h) a climber falls before the climber's rope begins to stretch...
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    crack climbing. fall factor Ratio of the height (h) a climber falls to the rope length (l) available to absorb the energy of a fall. false peak A peak...
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    energy of a fall which can be much longer, the fall factor (which in rock climbing does not normally exceed two) can be high. These high factors generate...
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    may not fall so as to strike protrusions or adjoining walls during the 6 ft (1.8 m) fall. The safe fall distance is a function of the fall factor and the...
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  • given impact force. Dynamic rope – Rope designed to stretch under load Fall factor – Mathematical ratio relevant to climbing safety Static rope – Rope designed...
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    belay. Fall factor management. Multi-pitch climbers need to avoid the lead climber falling with no climbing protection in situ, so that they fall all the...
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    (55 kg for half ropes), and a fall factor of 1.7 (4 meter fall on 2.3 meters of rope). This tests simulates a very hard fall that would rarely occur. When...
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    (160 ft) deep, which can cause fatal injuries upon falling. Hypothermia is often a cause of death when falling into a crevasse. A crevasse may be covered, but...
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    and, unlike bouldering, free soloists climb above safe heights, where a fall can be fatal. Though many climbers have free soloed routes with technical...
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  • government. The Fall of the Mutants consists of three separate non-intersecting storylines: one involving the X-Men, one involving X-Factor, and the other...
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  • as of fall 2006, Fear Factor had left local syndication due to lack of sales of NBCUniversal and was not renewed for another season next fall since NBC...
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    although stabilising and making a slip less likely, is unlikely to stop a fall. The antecedent of the ice axe was the alpenstock, a long wooden pole with...
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    lanyards are much stronger than quickdraws and are capable of withstanding fall factors of 2 as found on via ferrata or on multi-pitch climbing routes. They...
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    their climbing protection—to hold their weight during the climb. If they fall, they cannot place any of their weight on the rope—i.e. hangdogging is not...
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    Carabiners are widely used in rope-intensive activities such as climbing, fall arrest systems, arboriculture, caving, sailing, hot-air ballooning, rope...
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  • been another factor in the fall of Angkor which happened during the transition from the Medieval Warm Period to the Little Ice Age. The fall of Angkor was...
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    safety procedures. Some hidden dangers related to flashflood triggering factors needs to be considered, as the hydrophobicity after wildfires. A case study...
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    Tension. Wikiquote has quotations related to Tension. Continuum mechanics Fall factor Surface tension Tensile strength Traction (mechanics) Hydrostatic pressure...
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    individual problems are often controversial, as ability level is not the only factor that affects how difficult a problem may be for a particular climber. Height...
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    Ape index, ape factor, or gorilla index is slang or jargon used to describe a measure of the ratio of an individual's arm span relative to their height...
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    the five-factor model (FFM)—is a widely used framework for describing individual differences in personality traits across five key factors: openness...
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    The fall of the Western Roman Empire, also called the fall of the Roman Empire or the fall of Rome, was the loss of central political control in the Western...
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  • In electrical engineering, the power factor of an AC power system is defined as the ratio of the real power absorbed by the load to the apparent power...
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  • in the production of the good, and conversely, to a fall in the real return to the other factor. It was derived in 1941 from within the framework of...
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    "Take This to Your Grave Fall Out Boy". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2011. Frere-Jones, Sasha (March 12, 2007). "Fear Factor Fall Out Boy's uneasy relationship...
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  • which factors operate has increased.[when?] In the United Kingdom, most factors fall within the definition of a mercantile agent under the Factors Act 1889...
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    In physics and engineering, the quality factor or Q factor is a dimensionless parameter that describes how underdamped an oscillator or resonator is. It...
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    capability. Most historians believe that the fall was due to a combination of both internal and external factors, but come down more heavily on one or the...
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    mountaineering routes are graded from 1 (easiest) to 6 (hardest), and factor in difficulty, length, and commitment (including storms, cold, and cornicing)...
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