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Nudo dinámico

English translation: munter hitch


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Spanish term or phrase:Nudo dinámico
English translation:munter hitch
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19:23 Jan 12, 2012
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Knots
Spanish term or phrase: Nudo dinámico
Used in a Spanish Physical Education textbook called 'Activities in nature', covering camping and hiking, etc. This paragraph describes different types of useful knots.

nudo dinámico: hecho con dos pases por un mosquetón con seguro (ideal para el autoseguro en rápel).
Amy Merton
Local time: 07:43
munter hitch
Explanation:
Here it is in English, illustrated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munter_hitch

And here (near foot):

http://www.mountain-survival.net/chapter4/knots.html

In Spanish it's also known as a "nudo medio ballestrinque":

"El nudo medio ballestrinque, también conocido como "nudo dinámico", "nudo U.I.A.A." o, cada vez más comúnmente, "nudo HMS", es un nudo muy simple, comúnmente usado por escaladores como parte de una línea de vida o sistema de aseguramiento"
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munter_hitch

También aquí:

http://www.gatomontes.com.co/Paginas/Tecnicas/Nudos/Ballestr...
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Charles Davis
Local time: 07:43
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munter hitch


Explanation:
Here it is in English, illustrated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munter_hitch

And here (near foot):

http://www.mountain-survival.net/chapter4/knots.html

In Spanish it's also known as a "nudo medio ballestrinque":

"El nudo medio ballestrinque, también conocido como "nudo dinámico", "nudo U.I.A.A." o, cada vez más comúnmente, "nudo HMS", es un nudo muy simple, comúnmente usado por escaladores como parte de una línea de vida o sistema de aseguramiento"
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munter_hitch

También aquí:

http://www.gatomontes.com.co/Paginas/Tecnicas/Nudos/Ballestr...

Charles Davis
Local time: 07:43
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Asker: Thanks again Charles!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timothy Barton: You beat me to it. Apart from the sources given above it's also in here: http://www.dwmorrison.com/dictionary.htm
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Timothy!
agree  Viviana Tipiani: Correct!
6 mins
  -> Thanks, Viviana!
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