Plattje
A rock of a slabby formation.
Rake. A scree-gully.
Randkluft Bergschrund (q.v.).
Refuge.-[See CABANE.] Roches Moutonnees. - Rocks rounded by glacier action.
Rope. Ropes are used principally for connecting the members of a party, so that, in case of accident to one, he is supported by all the others.
The "Alpine Club Rope" is made of pure manilla hemp, is 1 inches in circumference, and is marked by a red thread between the strands.
Rucksack. A bag of simpler form than the knapsack, and carried much lower in the back.
THE TATE LIBRARY, BRIXTON, S.W.