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This article is about the rock climbing tool. There is a pair of mountains known as the Piton Mountains.

In climbing, a piton (pronounced Pee'-ton, also called a pin or peg) is a steel spike that is driven into a crack or seam in the rock with a hammer, and which acts as an anchor to protect the climber against the consequences of a fall, or to assist progress in aid climbing.

Pitons were the original equipment for protection and are still used where there is no alternative. However, the repeated hammering and extraction of pitons damages the rock, and climbers who subscribe to the ethic of clean climbing eschew their use as far as possible. Today, pitons have largely been replaced by nuts and cams, although they are often still found in place on some established climbing routes.

There are many different styles of pitons available. The most common are:

Lost Arrows - A tapered piton that performs well in medium sized seams.
Knifeblades - Also known as Bugaboos, a thin straight piton, perfect for thin, deep seams.
Angles - Made of steel sheet bent to a 90 degree angle; perfect for larger seams and cracks, where the steel actually deforms as the piton is placed.
RURPs - Short for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton, this small piton (size of a postage stamp) is useful for thin, shallow seams. It is not a strong piece, and is mainly used for aid climbing, although it can feature as protection on extreme free routes (e.g. Rurp The Wild Berserk (E6 6b) at The Brand, Leicestershire, UK.
Bongs - A very large piton, used in large cracks. Largely made obsolete by the SLCD.

==References== you all are gay

"The Brand, Leicestershire, UK".

fr:Piton it:Chiodo da roccia pl:Hak (wspinaczka)

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+:''This article is about the rock climbing tool. There is a pair of mountains known as the [[Pitons|Piton Mountains]].''
-Rappel Master Certified Instructor Required.
+In [[climbing]], a '''piton''' (pronounced Pee'-ton, also called a ''pin'' or ''peg'') is a steel spike that is driven into a crack or seam in the rock with a hammer, and which acts as an anchor to [[protection (climbing)|protect]] the climber against the consequences of a fall, or to assist progress in [[aid climbing]].
-==1. Know and practice the safety precautions that should be followed while rock climbing. ==
-==2. Be familiar with and demonstrate the use of the following equipment: carabiners, pitons (various types), jam nuts (various types), runners, and nylon climbing rope. ==
-==3. Show how to care for and coil the climbing rope. Know how to tie and use the following knots: bowline on a coil, bowline on a bight, figure eight, ring bend, double fisherman's, and prussik. ==
-==4. Know when to rope up into a rope team and type of rope team movement for class three, four, and five climbing. ==
-==5. Describe the six different classes of climbing and methods of rating climbs. ==
-==6. Show how to static belay by belaying two climbers up in actual climbing. Show knowledge of proper body positions, braking surfaces, bracing and anchoring, and taking in the rope during the use of static belaying. ==
-==7. Know and use the following climbing signals: belay on, climbing, climb, up rope, slack, tension, falling, rock, off belay, belay off, belay to point. ==
-==8. Using prussik knots and slings, ascend 25 feet (7.62 meters) of vertical rope. Show how to use mechanical ascending devices such as jumars, Gibbs ascenders, etc. ==
-==9. Properly free climb up to 5.3 (F3) difficulty on two different pitches a distance of at least 50 feet (15.24 meters) with an upper belay. Understand and practice the following free climbing concepts: rhythm, looking ahead, weight over the feet, balance climbing, counterforce climbing, and jamming. ==
-==10. Show how to set up a rappel. Rappel using figure eights or other mechanical brake methods. Do at least two 50-foot (15.24 meters) rappels. ==
-==References==
-[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]
+Pitons were the original equipment for [[protection (climbing)|protection]] and are still used where there is no alternative. However, the repeated hammering and extraction of pitons damages the rock, and climbers who subscribe to the ethic of [[clean climbing]] eschew their use as far as possible.  Today, pitons have largely been replaced by [[nut (climbing)|nuts]] and [[Spring_loaded_camming_device|cams]], although they are often still found in place on some established climbing routes.
+There are many different styles of pitons available. The most common are:
+[[Lost Arrow]]s - A tapered piton that performs well in medium sized seams.<BR>
+[[Knifeblade]]s - Also known as Bugaboos, a thin straight piton, perfect for thin, deep seams.<BR>
+Angles - Made of steel sheet bent to a 90 degree angle; perfect for larger seams and cracks, where the steel actually deforms as the piton is placed.<BR>
+[[RURP]]s - Short for Realized Ultimate Reality Piton, this small piton (size of a postage stamp) is useful for thin, shallow seams. It is not a strong piece, and is mainly used for [[aid climbing]], although it can feature as protection on extreme free routes (e.g. Rurp The Wild Berserk (E6 6b) at The Brand, Leicestershire, UK.<BR>
+Bongs - A very large piton, used in large cracks. Largely made obsolete by the [[SLCD]].<BR>
+==References== you all are gay
+* [http://www.leicesterclimbs.f9.co.uk/ThebrandR.htm "The Brand, Leicestershire, UK"].
+[[Category:Climbing equipment]]
+[[fr:Piton]]
+[[it:Chiodo da roccia]]
+[[pl:Hak (wspinaczka)]]