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jumar [ˈdʒuːmə]

n Mountaineering

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Also called jumar clamp a clamp with a handle that can move freely up a rope on which it is clipped but locks when downward pressure is applied

vb (intr)

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) to climb (up a fixed rope) using jumars

[Swiss name]

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