equipment [2]

Complete range of accessories used in climbing.

chock

Metal device that is inserted into a crack in the rock face and held in place by tension; it is extended by a steel cable to which a carabiner can snap on.

wire sling

seat harness

Accessory connected to the belay rope that consists of a number of straps to support the climber’s thighs and pelvis.

expansion piton

Piton that is driven into a hole previously made in the rock.

piton

Metal spike with a blade that is driven into a crack in the rock face; it ends in an eye to which a belay rope can be attached with a carabiner.

eye

Hole that is large enough for a carabiner to snap on so that a rope can be attached to the piton.

blade

Part that is driven into the crack in the rock face.

tubular ice screw

Threaded metal tube that is screwed into ice or hard-packed snow to help with belaying and advancing.

ring

Metal loop into which carabiners are inserted.