pitons
- plural of piton.
Example Sentences
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The company that began manufacturing pitons in 1973 and became a global outdoor apparel giant began its own publishing program in 2007.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2023
He set up his first company – a small climbing equipment firm – more than 50 years ago only because no one was selling the kind of pitons he wanted.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2019
He began making his own, reusable pitons, out of chrome steel, and before long he was selling them to friends and strangers, at a dollar-fifty a pop.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 12, 2016
Aid refers to relying on tools — metal wedges, cams, hooks and pitons — to make upward progress.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
Celebrating their success, the summit team left an offering of prayer flags, katas, and climbing pitons on what appeared to be the highest point, and then descended into the fast-rising blizzard.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
