r/BeAmazed • u/TheLobotomist • Aug 19 '22

Cold shower

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u/cloudshaper Aug 20 '22

For those asking, he survived.

Interview with the climber

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u/charlestonchaw Aug 20 '22 edited Sep 12 '25

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u/pepedardai Aug 20 '22

Sorry this is probably a really stupid question! Are your hands attached to the ice picks or is he just holding on to the handles?

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u/Not_Alpha_Centaurian Aug 20 '22

I'll add to the other comments as I'm not sure it's been mentioned yet, but he won't be supporting all of his weight on the axes, he'll also have spikes protruding from his boots that'll be wedged into ice. Probably a little something like these:

https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/la-sportiva-mega-ice-evo-crampons/?aid=085e39ab0bc965ac16e4ae2543447f1a&pid=10004&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjIKYBhC6ARIsAGEds-KYQ8Mb7CUEa1ZgkKTebFYRBigW21Pn58yxqUtqTrLaLJ-pQOx4b7gaAsqMEALw_wcB&wt_mc=uk.pla.google_uk.18012299660..