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Does one normally get both the adze and a hammer, two adzes or...
By John
Ranked #385 - Ice Climbing
April 17, 2009
Does one normally get both the adze and a hammer, two adzes or what?
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By Joshua Keith
Ranked #136 - Ice Climbing
April 26, 2009
The adze is useful if you plan on doing 'alpine' style routes, longer less vertical routes where you can take the time to prepare screw placements and even cheat by cutting steps to steady yourself while placing a screw. On vertical ice you really don't have the time (strength) to chop screw placements so many people have shifted to climbing with two hammers, or even 'blanks' which are neither hammer nor adze to save weight. P.S. Don't hammer in screws.
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By Angus Bohanon
Ranked #151 - Ice Climbing
April 17, 2009
Most people go for the hammer and the adze, hammer for pound-in screws and adze to clear space or the handle on screw-ins. Just know that if you ice climb long enough, you're going to whack yourself in the bridge of the nose with the adze. I know at least 5 people that have done it, most more than once.
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