Piton de la Fournaise (French: [pitɔ̃ də la fuʁnɛz]; English: "Peak of the Furnace") is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French...
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A piton (/ˈpiːtɒn/; also called pin or peg) in big wall climbing and in aid climbing is a metal spike (usually steel) that is driven into a crack or seam...
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Teide (redirect from El Pitón, Spain)
for a total volume of 150 to 200 km3 (36 to 48 cu mi). The summit is marked by a small volcanic cone, about 150 m (490 ft) high, named El Pitón, which...
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Lucas Piton at WorldFootball.net "Vasco anuncia a contratação de Lucas Piton, quarto reforço para 2023" [Vasco announces the signing of Lucas Piton, fourth...
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respectively.[citation needed] The Piton des Neiges forms the northwestern two-thirds of Réunion, with the very active Piton de la Fournaise comprising the rest...
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Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (Little Black River Peak) is the highest mountain on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. Located in the Rivière...
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Look up piton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Piton is a rock climbing tool. Piton or Pitons may also refer to: Piton (surname) Piton (beer), a Pilsner...
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Piton is a French surname that may refer to the following notable people: Alexandre Piton (born 1972), French ice dancer Barbara Piton (born 1977), French...
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Pierre de Piton was a French colonel of the 16th century, and an ambassador to the kingdom of Morocco. He was sent in 1533 by Francis I, initiating France-Morocco...
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Piton State College (PSC) is a state secondary school based in Piton, Mauritius. Students are prepared for the School Certificate and the Higher School...
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the commune of Sainte-Rose. In April 1977, Piton Sainte-Rose was devastated by a lava flow from the Piton de la Fournaise, the active volcano of the island...
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Le Piton Carré (3,197 m) is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the Massif du Vignemale, of which it constitutes the seventh highest peak. It is located...
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Alexandre Piton (born 28 February 1972) is a French former ice dancer. With his sister, Barbara Piton, he is the 1994 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 1995...
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Halina Pitoń (born 26 September 1972) is a Polish biathlete. She competed at the 1992, 1994 and the 1998 Winter Olympics. She is married to Polish Olympic...
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January 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2022. derecho, Por el pitón (July 2017). "Teruel homenajea a Víctor Barrio". www.porelpitonderecho.com (in Spanish)....
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porelpitonderecho.com (in Spanish). Por el pitón derecho. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2024. Moreno, Víctor; Ramírez, María E.; de la Oliva, Cristian; Moreno...
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Travelling Companion (redirect from Compañero de viaje)
García as Balbina Alfredo Medina as Rosalino Camacho Orlando Zarramera as Pitón de Rifle "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived...
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Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory in the village of Bourg-Murat on the island of Réunion that monitors the Piton de la...
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Barbara Piton (born 27 March 1977) is a French former ice dancer. With her brother, Alexandre Piton, she is the 1994 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, the 1995...
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Climbing (magazine) (redirect from Golden Piton)
nine times a year. Climbing was purchased by Outside in 2021. Each year, Climbing gives out a number of awards, called the Golden Pitons. Award categories...
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Glossary of climbing terms (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
hammer A lightweight ice axe with a hammer and pick head on a short handle, and no spike. See also rock hammer. ice piton A long, wide, serrated piton that...
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Réunion (redirect from Ile de la Réunion)
Piton de la Fournaise "Plage de l'Ermitage" beach La Réunion is a volcanic island born some three million years ago with the emergence of the Piton des...
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Aid climbing (section Original A-grades)
assist in upward momentum. Aid climbing can involve hammering in permanent pitons and bolts, into which the aiders are clipped, but there is also 'clean aid...
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evaporative cooler. The botijo has a wide belly and one or more mouths where it is filled and one or more outputs, called pitón or pitorro (in Spanish), to drink...
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spent surfing and climbing, he sold pitons out of the back of his car to support himself. The improved pitons were a big factor in the birth of big-wall...
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Maximiliano Bajter (category Rangers de Talca footballers)
1986 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for Villa Teresa. He is also known as "Pipi", or "Pitón", nickname given to him...
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Saint Lucia is dominated by the iconic Pitons, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The twin peaks, Gros Piton and Petit Piton, steeply rise more than 770 metres...
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they remained imprisoned on unrelated charges. Carmen Avedaño Operación Pitón Galician mafia Fariña (TV series) Nash, Elizabeth (1996-11-24). "Cocaine...
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the Piton de la Fournaise volcano were named after him. Déodat de Dolomieu was born in Dauphiné, France, one of 11 children of Marie-Françoise de Berénger...
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Osvaldo Ardiles (category Racing Club de Avellaneda managers)
youngster, Ardiles played football in the streets and was given the nickname Pitón (python) by his brother because of his snake-like dribbling skills. He was...
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