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He connected his rope to a piton projectile and fired it across the chasm.
Mountaineers have various safety equipment—helmets, running belays, pitons, karabines, and so on—which is not compulsory, but which most sensible climbers use.
The piton is an emergency reserve and not the basis for a method of working. 5.
Pitons and carabiners were just starting to be effectively adapted for use in the mountains.
It conceals a piton hidden behind the buckle.
Pitons using cracks or holes in the rock are considered unsportsmanlike.
The anchor rings are attached to pitons, about 20 cm long, which are driven into holes using core drills or, more recently, drilling machines.
With the invention of hard iron pitons, jumars and hammocks, wall climbing exploded in the 1960s and 1970s.
They were developed as an alternative to pitons, which are hammered into cracks and are more prone to damage the rock.
Repeated hammering and extraction of pitons damages the rock, and climbers who subscribe to the clean climbing ethic avoid their use as much as possible.
Until the 1940s protection was provided by the piton, driven into a crack in the rock with a hammer and stoppers.
Mastering the art of down-climbing also eliminates the need for piton protection while leading the climber's skill and self-confidence is his protection.
The smallest size can also work well in old piton scars.
This concept revolutionized rock climbing and led to further success of the company, despite destroying the sales of pitons, formerly his most important product.
Between time spent surfing and climbing, he sold pitons out of the back of his car to support himself.
These pitons comprised 70 percent of his income.
