Noun:

Piton,

pitons's Usage Examples:

pitons hammered into suitable cracks, or grouted into holes drilled in the rock.

There are all kinds of different tools, pitons, hammers to set pitons, ice screws, pound-ins, ice hooks, wired nuts and cams—different stuff for different surfaces.

They continued exploring Cueva de Tiva, and in Coquisera they traversed round the 95m pitch, using three pitons for protection.

There remained a second rope, various books on the sport of ice climbing and a few pitons.

The collection was made up of Shipton's newly purchased, barely used, ice climbing gear, ropes, ice axes, pitons and various garments.

There are all kinds of different tools, pitons, hammers to set pitons, ice screws, pound-ins, ice hooks, wired nuts and cams—different stuff for different surfaces.

Synonyms:

spike,

Antonyms:

fall, unfasten,