anchor

Japanese: anchor
anchor

…anchor is a tool used to anchor a ship in a place where there are no mooring facilities. It is usually dropped together with an anchor chain to secure the ship in a certain position.

From [Rock Climbing]

… In a group of two or three climbers, to avoid the risk of falling, both ends of a rope are attached to each other's body harness (anchoring), and they usually climb in a staccato manner, taking turns to belay (belay or sicher) the climbing partner while they advance. If the belay fails, the belay person will first anchor themselves to avoid being pulled into the partner's fall and falling, and then basically use the rope around their shoulders or waist to brake (body belay). It is important to be particularly careful when the leader falls, as the impact energy is extremely strong, and it is easy to fail to belay and have tragic consequences. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "anchor" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アンカーanchorともいう。船を係留設備のないところに停泊させる際に用いられる道具で,通常,錨鎖(びようさ)(アンカーチェーン)とともに投下して船を一定の位置に固定する。…

【ロッククライミング】より

… パーティを組んだ2人または3人のクライマーは,墜落の危険を避けるためにザイルSeil(登攀用ロープ)を両端部で互いに自分のボディハーネスに連結(アンザイレン)し,交替で登攀するパートナーを確保(ビレーbelayまたはジッヘルSicher)しあいながら前進する隔時登攀(スタカートクライミングstaccato‐climbing)を行うのが普通である。確保者は,自分の確保が失敗した場合,パートナーの墜落に引き込まれて墜落しないようにあらかじめ自己確保(アンカーanchor)をしたうえで,基本的には,自分の肩や腰にザイルを回して制動操作する確保(ボディビレーbody belay)を行うことが多い。とくに注意すべき点は,トップ(先頭者)が墜落したときは衝撃エネルギーがきわめて強く,確保に失敗して悲惨な結果を招きやすいことである。…

※「anchor」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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