noun
- a metal spike or peg with an eye or ring, driven into a rock or crack to secure a rope in climbing
Usage: climbing and mountaineering term
Examples
- The climber hammered a piton into the rock face to anchor the rope.
- Modern climbers often prefer removable protection over pitons.
- She tested the piton before trusting her full weight to it.
- The old pitons left by previous climbers were still visible on the wall.
- He carried a dozen pitons of different sizes in his pack.