On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 01:38:26 GMT, "Kris Baker"
wrote:


"Dan White" wrote in message
...

"R.H." wrote in message
...
Just posted some more photos tonight:

http://puzzlephotos.blogspot.com/



284 looks like a cleat (wrong term) for mountain climbing. You stick
that
in a rock crevice and it opens up to make a good hold. The rope
through the
cleat supports your weight.

dwhite

Piton ?

Kris


Howdy,

Nope... wrong name.

A piton is hammered in place (frequently damaging the rock.)

This 284 gadget is essentially a set of cams. They can be
rolled to narrow their profile, placed in a crack in the
rockface, and then expanded. They don't damage the rock.

All the best,

--
Kenneth

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