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An ice axe may be necessary for hikes in the early summer.

The ice axe was left as a symbol of their achievement.

It was later found in court that the murder weapon had been an ice axe.

After all, the last political figure to receive an ice axe, was assassinated with it!

Experience using ice axe and crampons is preferred but not essential.

He landed, snow leaping up around him, and just out of reach was the ice axe.

If this fails to stop you being pulled off, get straight into the ice axe arrest position.

K had to make it the rest of the way to the glacier without an ice axe the next day, but he managed all right.

Trotsky was assassinated with an ice axe to the head.

The use of ice axe and rope were locally invented at this time.

However, Mallory was able to secure them by his rope and ice axe.

Unfortunately, the entire party only had one ice axe among them and were not well prepared for the seriousness of the route.

An ice axe is strongly recommended for this section.

So you're going to have someone walking ahead all night, probing with an ice axe?'

Without an ice axe or crampons this presents a serious obstacle.

On short, low angled slopes, one can use an ice axe to chop steps.

Where snow conditions exist, a helmet, ice axe and the knowledge to use it, are also recommended.

It is the antecedent of the modern ice axe.

Wang reportedly found Mallory's ice axe near his body (and took it with him).

Ice axe if snowy as it is quite steep.

You'd need an ice axe, particularly for the Notch, where there will be a considerable avalanche threat.

This makes the maneuver slower and can cause the climber to lose control of his ice axe.

The tip of the pick of the ice axe forms a short blade.

While some can be climbed without crampons or an ice axe, most require use of this equipment.

A lightweight ice axe with a hammer/pick head on a short handle and no spike.

The ice ax was both to aid in this and to protect her.

"Without ice axes to hold them, they can pull each other down.

Mitch stopped for a moment and reached behind to pull out his ice ax.

He hunkered in front of the equipment, picked up an ice ax.

We've got an auxiliary drill, ice axes, and the power saw.

Old ice axes and other climbing gear hang on the walls.

The study where he was killed with an mountaineer's ice ax has been preserved.

She held up the small ice ax she had taken from Connor.

Anything further up requires crampons, ice axes and a fair bit of experience.

Graham stood up, prepared to use the ice ax.

Tom handed her an ice ax that they had found in the sea-gate control room.

Now, take those ice axes from your belt and slowly drop them on the floor."

Ice axes and crampons are always used on summit attempts.

Sticking ice axes in the sides of mountains is a pretty stupid way to get to 29,000 feet as well.

John took to it with an ice ax.

He also improved the design of ice axes, introducing the characteristic shape still in use.

A small ice ax lay on the ground.

But as she fingered the handle to the ice ax, another memory was triggered.

From time to time they used their ice axes.

Kafka said, "A book must be an ice ax to break the seas frozen inside our soul."

He didn't mean that we all had to pack our crampons and set off, ice axes in hand.

Early ice axes had picks and adzes of about equal lengths.

By the time they were finished, Arbush had made the ice axes.

He experimented with pick and blade issues with ice axes.

Instead, they attacked it with heavy ice axes.