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ice axe n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) a light axe used by mountaineers for cutting footholds in snow or ice, to provide an anchor point, or to control a slide on snow; it has a spiked tip and a head consisting of a pick and an adze ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On steeper sections they practiced resting in the ``monkey hang'' - hanging with arms extended on the ice axes. Don't touch metallic objects like ice axes, crampons, tent poles, or jewelry. Howkins, alone, tackled the icy wall with two ice axes and crampons (iron spikes attached to boots). |
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ice axe - an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice