Vertical caving terminology and methods > Rigging methods and equipment
A tool for hitting things. While cavers generally use relatively heavy lump hammers for digging, there are some dedicated lightweight hammers, so that a caver does not have to carry too much heavy gear. A hammer is used to test the rock quality and flatten the rock surface where an anchor is going to be placed. This is done when bolting up an aven or initially setting up the anchors on a pitch, which can then be used for all future rigging. If you are about to place an anchor, stop. Hammer time. It is used to hit a bolting tool to install spit nuts, or to hit a piton into a natural fracture. Hammers are usually connected to a gear loop via a tether to avoid it falling, because without it, we're just waiting for the hammer to fall down a pitch.
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