ice axe

NOUN
  1. an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice
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How To Use ice axe In A Sentence

  • A full rack should be taken and ice axes and crampons may be needed up to about August.
  • Using his one good hand, he inched down to Angerer and with his ice axe cut him loose.
  • The group threaded its way up treacherous couloirs and 50-degree snow slopes, cutting steps with ice axes.
  • Don't touch metallic objects like ice axes, crampons, tent poles, or jewelry.
  • We down-climbed, belaying one another with our ice axes as anchors.
  • “I took out the ice axe from the raincoat, gripped it in my hand and, with my eyes closed, dealt him a terrible blow on the head.” Matthew Yglesias » Obama’s Permanent Revolution
  • But, despite traversing steep alpine regions, he did not pack crampons, an ice axe or an emergency distress beacon.
  • Straps/attachment points: two lashing patches on lid; no ice axe loop.
  • He who showed quick reactions to stick his ice axe into the ground and hung for several minutes.
  • This month, alpinist Mark Synnott tests the sharpest new ice axes, crampons, ice screws, leashes, and screamers.
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