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Ice axe

An ice axe is a multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers in both the ascent and descent of routes that involve snow or ice covered (e.g. ice climbing or mixed climbing) conditions. Its use depends on the terrain: in its simplest role it is used like a walking stick, with the mountaineer holding the head in the center of their uphill…

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Ice axe

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples68
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Ice axe

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related to history · 18
Ice axe → According, Alps, August, Balmat, Early, Fiorio, Grivel, Illustrations, Jacques Balmat, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, Middle Ages, Mont Blanc, On, Paccard, Ratti, The, The Italian Alpine Club, This
related to Origin · 15
Ice axe → Alpinisme, Associations, B/Type, Basic, CEN, European Committee, Most, Not, Standardization, T/Type, Technical, The, There, UIAA, Union Internationale
related to Components · 11
Ice axe → Adze, An, Hammer, Head, Kevlar, May, Pick, Shaft, Spike, Traditional, Usually
related to Accessories · 8
Ice axe → Europe, Ice, Leash, Not, Often, Pick, Snow, Spike
related to Gallery of ice axes 1970s–2010s · 4
Ice axe → Black Diamond, CAMP Corsa, Length, Weight
related to Size · 4
Ice axe → For, Ice-axe, The, This
related to Attachment to a pack · 3
Ice axe → Many, Rucksacks, When
related to External links · 3
Ice axe → Axe, Ice Axe Buying AdviceIce, MountaineeringGoXplore Guides
is a · 1
Ice axe → multi-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers in both the ascent and descent of routes that involve snow or ice covered

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ice axe used axes pick adze shaft snow climbing cm use steep ground spike head climber belay alpenstock mountaineering curved

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Ice axeis amulti-purpose hiking and climbing tool used by mountaineers in both the ascent and descent of routes that involve snow or ice covered0.90text
the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinismeinstance ofbut also as a means of self-arrest in the event of a slip downhill.Most ice axes meet design and manufacturing standards of organizations0.80text
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesIce0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesLeash0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesOften0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesSnow0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesNot0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesEurope0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesPick0.60section
Ice axerelated to AccessoriesSpike0.60section
Ice axerelated to Attachment to a packWhen0.60section
Ice axerelated to Attachment to a packMany0.60section

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