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Lazlo
Jun 27, 2011, 7:08 PM
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Also, ever heard a story of an ice axe breaking? In what way did it break?
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donald949
Jun 27, 2011, 7:16 PM
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Lazlo wrote: Also, ever heard a story of an ice axe breaking? In what way did it break?
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Lazlo
Jun 27, 2011, 7:24 PM
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Nice write up.
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sandstone
Jun 27, 2011, 7:40 PM
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Fun project! I've made some pitons, but your axe is way cooler than my pins.
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edge
Jun 27, 2011, 7:44 PM
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I made a similar axe head in high school metal shop. It looked good, and worked fine for walking on steep slopes as a cane, but I loaned it once to a guy trying to chip a hole in 3" ice to get water and the pick snapped off right near the shaft.
From your link:
I still have one of these, and used it as one of my two primary tools when I was just starting out. Used it to climb the Black Dike, Repentance, and a ton of other stuff. My knuckles have never been the same.
(This post was edited by edge on Jun 27, 2011, 7:51 PM)
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