A fall line (or fall zone) is the geomorphologic break between an upland region of relatively hard crystalline basement rock and a coastal plain of softer sedimentary rock. A fall line is typically prominent when crossed by a river, for there will often be rapids or waterfalls. Many times a fall line will recede upstream as the river cuts out the ...
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[skiing] Mathematically the fall line, the line of greatest slope, is the negative of the gradient (which points uphill) and perpendicular to the contour lines. Fall-Line Analysis: An evaluation of the mountain terrain in terms of the natural fall-line. The fall-line is the path an object takes as it moves down a slope perpendicular to the ...
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The direction a fall would take. The belay position and belay anchors should be in line with the fall line to prevent a pendulum effect. Avoid climbing in the fall line of another climber higher on the pitch. More in the climbing manual.
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The direction a fall will take. The belay position and belay anchors must be in line with the fall line to prevent a pendulum effect. Avoid climbing in the fall line of another climber higher on the pitch, of a cornice or anything else that might come down the mountain. When traversing a glacier, stay lower on the glacier than the collection of ro...
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The hypothetical path an object would take if allowed to roll freely down a given slope.
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The path that takes you most directly downward on a slope.
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Direction water flows down a hill (path of least resistance). Constructing a trail on the fall line encourages water to run down the trail.
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line of numerous waterfalls, as at the edge of a plateau, where streams pass from resistant rocks to a plain of weak ones below. Such a line also ... [3 related articles]
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Most direct line from the top of a slope downwards.
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The straightest and steepest line down any slope. One you'll likely take if you fall.
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An imaginary line describing the steepest route down a mountain. The fall line may change direction owing to bumps and dips.
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A line connecting the waterfalls of nearly parallel rivers that marks a drop in land level.
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The line of gravity or the most direct route down a slope.
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The most direct line down a trail or slope; known as such as if you fall, that
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The line a ball would follow if rolled down the slope; the quickest route down the mountain.
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The natural descent between two points on a slope: imagine the path a ball would take rolling down the mountain.
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The most direct route down the hill, often involuntarily taken by falling skiers
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quickest route down the slope
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Hypothetical line for the most direct route down a piste/trail.
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The most direct route down a ski slope.
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An imaginary line that follows the steepest gradient down a slope. (i.e the path a rolling ball would follow down the slope).
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A designated line on the outrun of a ski jumping hill. If a ski jumper loses his balance and falls after the fall line, style points will not be deducted from his jump.
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The path of least resistance; the line of gravity down a slope.
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the route directly down the hill.
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The most precise, direct line down a slope.
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