Definitions for "piton"
Related Terms:
Chock, Carabiner, Bolt, Karabiner, Chockstone, Nut , Quickdraw, Wrench, Ice screw, Shank, Rivets, Screw thread, Aid climbing, Faceplate, Bolt, Shank, Rivet, Allen wrench, Lag screw, Screw eye, Set screw, Spanner, Adjustable wrench, Screw back, Screw, Wood screw, Allen screw, Self-tapping screw, Pipe clamp, Pin, Stud, Machine bolt, Expansion bolt, Socket wrench, Blind rivet, Carriage bolt, Clinch, C-clamp, Spanner wrench, Clip , Spindle, Jug, Nail, Pop rivet, Barrel clasp, Hoop earring, Clevis, Ball screw, Lead screw, Washer
A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an anchor point for a rope.
A sharp metal tool used by climbers that can be jammed into crevasses to assist with ascending a vertical slope. Climbers tie ropes to the outer edge of the piton, called the "eye."
A long-nosed, spike shaped, piece of metal driven into cracks for protection or aid.
metal spike hammered into the rock to provide an anchor in a crack; in the 1970s pitons were generally replaced by chocks as clean climbing became the standard
Metal spike hammered into a crack (has come in disuse for all but some special applications) (Aka "peg" in the UK).
Fr.] A metal spike designed to be hammered into rock (or screwed into ice), with a loop for passing a rope through. Prohibited in most places in the East, because they permanently alter the rock. (Different rules apply for ice climbing.)
a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold
a metal spike used in mountaineering as a support for a belaying pin
a metal spike with an eye to which a rope can be attached
A piece of metal hammered into a crack to provide protection. These are generally used in cracks that are either to big or small to take a nut and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
A long-nosed metal spike or peg of various shapes and configurations that can be driven into rock cracks for protection or to aid climbing.
A thin, wedge like piece of metal that is pounded into a rock face and then clipped to the climbing rope for protection. The original means of protecting climbs, now out of favor because of the damage it does to the rock.
metal stake hammered into cracks in rock to create an anchor for belays. Use of pitons (as well as Bolts) is now considered of dubious ethics, as they degrade the rock
A metal spike that is hammered into a crack for use as protection or an anchor. A staple of early climbers, they are not widely used anymore. Also known as pins.
A piece of metal, that varies in size and width that is hammered into a crack and then clipped to the climbing rope for protection.
Any of several designs of steel spikes from the size of a postage stamp to 6 inches that are hammered into cracks to create an anchor; an eye on the piton provides an attachment point; pitons are usually loaded perpendicular to the long axis
A metal device that is usually driven into a crack in the rock with a hammer tapering at one end and having an eye through which a carabiner is clipped on the other. Pitons come in many different sizes.
metal spike that may be hammered into ice or flaws in rock. A type of anchor rejected by Trads.
A piece of metal shaped somewhat like a railroad spike. Pitons are driven into the crack on a rock face and have an eye through which a carabiner and rope can be attached.
Metal spike or peg of various shapes and configurations that can be hammered into the rock for protection, primarily in aid climbing.
A metal spike that is hammered into rock as a form of protection
A metal spike that can be hammered into rock cracks for protection. A type of anchor rejected by Trads.
Piece of metal which can be hammered into a crack to act as protection. The end of the piton has an eye where a karabiner can be clipped. In Britain, "knife blade pitons" are most often encountered in seams that are too thin or the wrong shape to take a nut, but they go up in size through "right angle pitons" to massive "bongs". Often found on sea cliffs, where their trustworthiness is in inverse proportion to how badly you need them.