: a spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)
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In the catalogue, Yvon Chouinard took his industry to task for the environmental damage of rock climbing and copped to his own culpability, as a purveyor of steel pitons.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Climbing tools — ice axes, crampons, ice screws, pitons and so on — are stronger and lighter than ever.
—John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
But the recent announcement by UNESCO that the Mount Pelée volcano, its rain forests and the dense area that surrounds the lava pitons in the north have been added to the World Heritage List may shine new light on the northern region.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Among the historic ones are Bong Eater (named for the large pitons that make a bonging sound when hammered into the rock), Sail Face, Valentine Crack and The Coffin.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Demand for Chouinard’s equipment grew, but making pitons was labor-intensive and expensive.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 23 Sep. 2019
By the first decade of the 20th century, pioneers were experimenting with first-generation climbing inventions such as steel carabiners and soft iron ring pitons.
—Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019
Now the apparel maker has released a new line of workwear made from a fabric named after the iron forge that was once used to make pitons, chocks, and wedges.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2018
The mountain is considered a non-technical climb, which means no ropes, no picks and no pitons — just hiking for seven or eight days.
—David Skalski, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Climbing tools — ice axes, crampons, ice screws, pitons and so on — are stronger and lighter than ever.
—John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
But the recent announcement by UNESCO that the Mount Pelée volcano, its rain forests and the dense area that surrounds the lava pitons in the north have been added to the World Heritage List may shine new light on the northern region.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Among the historic ones are Bong Eater (named for the large pitons that make a bonging sound when hammered into the rock), Sail Face, Valentine Crack and The Coffin.
—Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
Demand for Chouinard’s equipment grew, but making pitons was labor-intensive and expensive.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 23 Sep. 2019
By the first decade of the 20th century, pioneers were experimenting with first-generation climbing inventions such as steel carabiners and soft iron ring pitons.
—Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019
Now the apparel maker has released a new line of workwear made from a fabric named after the iron forge that was once used to make pitons, chocks, and wedges.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2018
The mountain is considered a non-technical climb, which means no ropes, no picks and no pitons — just hiking for seven or eight days.
—David Skalski, Philly.com, 14 Feb. 2018
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piton
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pi·ton
ˈpē-ˌtän 
: a spike or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface for support (as for a mountain climber)
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