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Abalakov thread

noun

Abalakov thread

noun

Etymology Named after Soviet climber Vitaly Abalakov.

1

Climbing, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A climbing aid consisting of a hooklike device that allows a length of cord or webbing to be threaded through two holes drilled in the ice.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.