Share Video

Download Video: Click Here (save as ***.flv) | Real Player or any FLV Player Required

Permalink:

Embed Code:

utahphunk Says:

Jun 10, 2007 - Next time I'm at home, playing with my tools, I will think of you and this video. Thanks!

mikebarter387 Says:

Sep 18, 2007 - PART 1 The best thing for you is not to get into a dick-measuring contest with me. The reason being is that your wife will drop you, you'll never get another girlfriend and your kids will find out that the milkman is their real Dad. I watched the video again just in case you were right. Little things like dangling tool and no quick release are there but the basic plan for placing a screw still remain the exact same. Planting tool, resting calve, spike for a starter hole, etc.

mikebarter387 Says:

Sep 18, 2007 - Because of the extreme temperature variations that we get often after a cold spell the shell of the ice is close to the ambient air temp. However the core ice 15 cm in can be 10 to 15 degrees warmer. With your vast experience you will have noticed that the point of fracture is often close to where the brittle outer shell begins to relax to a warmer more plastic state (relatively).

jaffriali Says:

Dec 15, 2007 - Man thanks alot for the video. I liked how you chopped a step while placing the screw, thats a helpful tip.

jenjamin84 Says:

Jan 7, 2008 - Wow as much as I can find this seems to be a pretty good - basic start. I think there is a lot of good info here. While the rest of the video and such isn't about tools, leashes and so on, the placement of the screw seems to be a solid "concept" thanks for the you tube.

scoutingchick Says:

Sep 18, 2008 - good information. sounds like it'd really help a rookie, although I'd never take my glove off! there's just too much of a chance to drop it and that'd not be good.

cride1 Says:

Oct 18, 2008 - Oh my, nostalgia. I remember "fumble city", the cling cling... Good old days.

Thrusthamster Says:

Dec 9, 2008 - Could be that you already discussed this with "gt40f", but I think that discussion was more about which way you should angle the screw. I don't have any experience with this, but I'll begin ice climbing next year I think. However, I read in Mark Twight's "Extreme Alpinism" that, according to research, the screw is more secure if it's not at an angle at all, but perpendicular to the ice. What are your thoughts about that? Should I use that method when I start climbing?

lilmario248 Says:

Jun 25, 2009 - i thought u just had to nail it in