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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Removing pitons: To remove pitons, hit them back and forth until loose and then pluck out. If possible, aim the blow at the heftiest part of the neck of the piton, or at least at the top of the eye. ... Develop the art of piton removal so that hundreds of pitons can be removed and none dropped.  3, record 1, English, - piton%20removal

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Piton removal is facilitated by avoiding awkward and inaccessible placements at ... Generally, beating back and forth along the long axis of the crack works out the most solidly driven piton.  4, record 1, English, - piton%20removal

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Using pitons is known as "pegging" and taking them out is called "de-pegging". This English word is gradually replacing the French one in Britain.  2, record 1, English, - piton%20removal

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Action d'enlever les pitons enfoncés par le premier de cordée ou par une cordée précédente.  3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Récupération des pitons (dépitonnage). Cette manœuvre, bien que moins importante que la précédente, n'en est pas pour autant moins délicate. Mal réalisée, elle va avoir des conséquences assez graves : impossibilité de récupérer le piton, perte de temps, fatigue inutile, dégradation du piton.  2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Le dépitonnage se fait en frappant alternativement d'un côté et de l'autre la tête du piton dans le sens de la fissure, pour l'ébranler.  4, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9pitonnage

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

The insertion of piton into a crack by means of a hammer or by hands.  5, record 2, English, - placing%20of%20piton

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In hard, solid rock select a crack wide enough to admit one third to one half of the piton shaft before driving the piton in. The placing of pitons in soft, rotten rock is often not practical. When this type of rock must be scaled, loose rock from the crack should be removed before setting the piton.  6, record 2, English, - placing%20of%20piton

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT

Many of the skills of piton placing can be gained only by practice, and once again an occasional hour spent experimenting with pegs on a boulder can give valuable knowledge.  2, record 2, English, - placing%20of%20piton

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT

Placing Pitons: The placement of pitons is normally the function of the leader ... Ideally, a piton should be inserted into a crack 1/2 to 2/3 of its length and driven hard to the hilt. A ringing sound, steadily increasing in pitch, usually indicates a solid piton.  4, record 2, English, - placing%20of%20piton

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Using pitons is known as "pegging" and taking them out is called "de-pegging". This English word is gradually replacing the French one in Britain.  3, record 2, English, - placing%20of%20piton

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Action d'enfoncer des pitons dans une paroi.  2, record 2, French, - pitonnage

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La solidité d'un piton n'est pas proportionnelle au nombre de coups de marteau, mais plus à la réflexion sur l'emplacement et le choix de celui-ci. Le son qu'émet le piton lors de la frappe est le meilleur des indices. Un son clair et aigu indique qu'il est solide. Si le pitonnage est très délicat ou si le choix des pitons est très limité, on utilise diverses astuces.  3, record 2, French, - pitonnage

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish