TM 10-8465-237-10
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LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS CONTINUED
Anchor, Rock, Chock
The passive chock (Figure 3) used as protection for assault climbers. Used when climbing and to build
multiple-piece anchors in cracks where rock constricts at a point.
Figure 3. Anchor, Rock, Chock.
Anchor, Rock, Piton
The piton (Figure 4) is a metal spike that may be driven into a crevice of rock and used to secure a rope.
TYPE II
TYPE I
Figure 4. Anchor, Rock, Pitons; Type I and II