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Piolet – Paris-Madrid Race

Piolet

Ice-axe.

Pitch

A small cliff or perpendicular obstruction in a gully.

Piton

An iron stanchion with a ring at its head, to which a rope can be attached.

Platform

A small level surface on the face of a precipice, &c.

Process II

- Commence at the middle of the hook and binding in the gut, whip to the shoulder, tie in the hackles, whip to the tail, and complete as in Process I. on

Process III

- Is identical with Process III. of the First Series, except that a pair of ordinary Irish or Tweed wings may be tied on before the hackle is tied on, or a pair of ordinary wings may be tied on just before the whip finish.

Paris-Amsterdam Race

i. 133

Paris-Berlin Race

i. 135

Paris-Bordeaux Race

i. 129, 139

Paris-Innsbruck Race

i. 136

Paris-Lyons Race

i. 134

Paris-Madrid Race

1. 139, 140

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