climbing irons
Britishplural noun
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The pictures, some shot from above 20,000 ft., are breathtaking in clarity and detail; in a shot of the legendary Piz Pal�, fresh marks of alpinists' climbing irons are clearly visible.
From Time Magazine Archive
The H-H passenger rides high above smog and speed limits, encounters no parking problems, and gets farther from the madding crowd than a hyperthyroid hermit with climbing irons.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the help of climbing irons and a plumber's friend, one of his fixated antiheroes tries to climb it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of the climbing irons used are shown within the castle.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
It bore the fresh marks of a linesman's climbing irons.
From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Hough, Emerson
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