ice axe
Britishnoun
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The letters, alongside photographs and an ice axe thought to have been used by Mallory were auctioned off by Sotheby's earlier this week.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Crossing the High Sierra in June usually means slow going over deep snow, with crampons on your boots and an ice axe in hand.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Might that film show Mallory, ice axe held triumphantly over his head, standing on top of the world?
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2022
Before long it’s too steep and slippery to proceed by splitboard so I strap it to my backpack, put crampons over my boots, and Mikal hands me an ice axe for stability.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2019
Using a soup ladle attached to an ice axe, Swanson reached out, straining to touch the ground as the helicopter lowered nearer and nearer the summit.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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