Products tagged with 'ice climbing'

The Petzl Fakir Crampon Bag carrying bag is designed for carrying crampons but this zippered nylon compartment is also great for carrying screws, extra picks and other ice walking equipment. A reinforced, semi-rigid bottom protects your pack from sharp tips while a mesh top panel which allows water to escape and your equipment to dry, preventing rust. An internal strap keeps the crampons in place.

Maillon Rapides have a working load limit that is a fifth of the breaking load of the maillon (as stated by the manufacturer) and will become damaged and distorted if they are used above this load limit. Some are certified as PPE (to protect falls from height) and some are not. If you are unsure of which is which, either ask us, or have a look at your maillon which will be marked with "PPE" if it is and "CE" if it is not. CE maillons conform to Maillon Rapide's standards but are not certified as PPE.

In winter, there are times when the only thing to lodge an anchor in is the snow itself. The DMM Deadman lets you make the most of this medium and improves on the classic ice axe belay by creating a larger surface area that increases resistance to the placement pulling through. Used in snow gullies and below cornice top outs, the Deadman creates protection out of nothing and provides security in the most insecure places.

The Grivel Easy G Leash is a simple leash with a broad supportive loop of material around the wrist that goes tight when pulled down. A loop is fitted around the shaft of the ice tool so that when the wrist is pulled up and away from the tool the wrist loop loosens easily. A good simple design.

The Petzl Nomic is designed to take on serious ice and mixed climbs the Petzl Nomic has allowed climbers to push the limits of the winter game and with the new improved Nomic this looks set to continue. The new 2011/12 design has kept the same shaft and pick angle as the original Nomic but has had the handle improved with an adjustable grip rest to give a better ergonomic feel (when first released in early 2011 there where some problems with the adjustable grip rest but this has now been fixed by the Petzl boffins).

Roadside ice in Norway, mixed Scottish gullies and alpine glacier crossings, the Petzl Lynx is designed to be used on all. With it’s modular design you can change the crampon set up to match your climbing plans. The front point can be set up as Dual and Mono point or even dual offset points and all three set ups can be changed to give long or short points giving you maximum versatility.

At 85g, the Petzl Micro Traxion pulley is perfect to keep on your harness for emergency use. Originally designed for crevasse rescue in assisted and z hoists we also feel that it is light enough that it could live on the back of your harness year round for general climbing rescue being much more efficient and smoother to use than a prussik loop.

The DMM Bulldog is an ice tool that offers protection on winter climbs and can be used in many features thrown up in winter. When suitable cracks are hard to find for wired nuts etc when on mixed snow an ice climbs, many climbers will seek out frozen turf or an iced up crack and reach for their DMM Bulldog. The bulldog is not as long as the infamous Warthogs so is particularly useful when the turf is shallow. It comes with a doubled 11mm dyneema sling attached for quick and easy extension.