self-arrest

Questions

What does self-arrest mean?

Any of various mountaineering maneuvers in which a climber who has fallen and is sliding down a slope halts the slide without recourse to a rope or other belay system.

Where does self-arrest come from?

From self- + arrest.

How to pronounce self-arrest

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