Hook

Japanese: ハーケン
Hook
Mountaineering equipment. Abbreviation of the German Mauerhaken. A steel nail with a hole in the head that is hammered into a crack in rocks where there are no handholds, and a carabiner is attached to pass a rope through it, or it can be used as a foothold or handhold. Particularly long ice pitons are used on ice walls. Along with carabiners and hammers, it is one of the three main tools in rock climbing.
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Japanese:
登山用具。ドイツ語Mauerhakenの略。頭部に穴のある鋼鉄製の釘で，手がかりのない岩場などでリス（岩の割れ目）にハンマーで打ち込み，カラビナをかけてザイルなどを通したり，足場や手がかりともする。氷壁には特に長いアイスハーケンを用いる。カラビナ，ハンマーとともに岩登り（ロッククライミング）の三大道具の一つ。
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