Piton

Piton

A flat or angled metal blade of steel which incorporates a clipping hole for a carabiner or a ring in its body. A piton is typically used in "aid-climbing" and an appropriate size and shape is hammered into a thin crack in the rock and preferably removed by the last team member.

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piton

Sports; Climbing

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Natural environment; Speleology

A solid or folded metal spike, of steel or other alloy, to be driven into a crack in the rock to form an anchor.

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Sports; Climbing

Long, wide, serrated piton once used for weak protection on ice.

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Sports; Climbing

Clip-on string fastened to piton when inserting or removing, so as to avoid loss.

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Natural environment; Volcano

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Sports; Climbing

Miniature, postage-stamp sized piton originally designed by Yvon Chouinard.

Mount Everest

Sports; Climbing

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chimney

Sports; Climbing

A rock cleft with vertical sides mostly parallel, large enough to fit the climber's body into. To climb such a structure, the climber often uses his head, back and feet to apply ...

cairn

Sports; Climbing

A distinctive pile of stones placed to designate a summit or mark a trail, often above the treeline.

crank

Sports; Climbing

To pull on a hold as hard as possible.

bump

Sports; Climbing

To quickly move up a hand or a foot a small distance from one useful hold to another.

clean

Sports; Climbing

To remove equipment from a route. A route that is free of loose vegetation and rocks. To complete a climb without falling or resting on the rope. Also see redpoint. In aid ...

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