Made from NiCrMo steel with anticorrosive surface treatment.
Set of teeth with bi-directional sharpening.
The thread and the handle are applied to the screw by means of braze welding. |
Reviews
| hmronnow | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 1/5 | Bought this as a cheap leave-behind screw in case of retreat. However, it is very difficult to place. For retreat option, the also cheap Irbis Titanium screws (see review) is easier to place and lighter. | | Posted Apr 13, 2004 2:02 am |
| CBuckley | Untitled Review | | Voted 1/5 | Frankly, I was aghast when I discovered these were still on the market. When ice climbing first hit, some 20 years ago, stuff like this was the best you could get. I remember the Chamonix stores offering cork screw devices as ice gear! They are misery to place and misery to remove. You have to drill alittle hole for them and then lean on them as you place them. You can not place them without the use of both of your hands.
Do not buy these thinking you can use them on steep ice. You will only be bale to place them at the base of pillars and on shelves where you get a no-holds rest.
The only remaining use would be on alpine ice. They'll work there but other ice screews are better. If you buy them because they are cheap, it's only a short term solution. Once you buy other ice screws, you'll never use these again. | | Posted Feb 10, 2005 11:14 am |
| scouse | Untitled Review | | Voted 4/5 | When your'e on an overhanging, extreme vertical, dangerous piece of ice with one hand free and your'e absolutely pumped - DO NOT PULL OUT ONE OF THESE. However if you find yourself on a comfy stance and have to abseil off leaving a piece of kit behind then this is a cheap option. Technique = once you have it started then insert your pick into the eyelet and rotate like a lever. It gives a fantastic mechanical advantage. I'd sooner leave this behind than my BD express screws. | | Posted Nov 27, 2005 10:04 am |
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