equipment [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Complete range of accessories used in climbing.
chock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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 ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
seat harness ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Accessory connected to the belay rope that consists of a number of straps to support the climber’s thighs and pelvis.
expansion piton ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piton that is driven into a hole previously made in the rock.
piton ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
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 ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Hole that is large enough for a carabiner to snap on so that a rope can be attached to the piton.
blade ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part that is driven into the crack in the rock face.
tubular ice screw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Threaded metal tube that is screwed into ice or hard-packed snow to help with belaying and advancing.
ring ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal loop into which carabiners are inserted.