Using Ice Picks for Self Rescue

Here's what to do if you fall through ice, or need to save someone else

Using Ice Picks for Self Rescue Our friend Tim Smalley recently shared this video in a post comment. If you venture out onto the ice to recreate, safety spikes or ice

Recreation Safety

Pick-of-Life awls are for self-rescue, allowing you to crawl on top of the ice using the picks as traction. You can also slide them to someone who has

PICK-OF-LIFE ICE AWLS

UPDATE: Marquette City Fire Department gives away all ice self-rescue equipment offered

East Penn Search and Rescue

East Penn Search and Rescue

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Ice Axe Arrest - Techniques for Glacier Travel - VDiff Climbing

Cracks like these are surprising, but if ice is thick enough it will s