Fletch wrote:What are you all talking about? Can someone translate for us aspiring ice climbers?
And someone text the guy in New Zealand and tell him to speak English.
a V-Thread (or Abakalov thread) is a type of belay/rap anchor built into water ice, so that the climber(s) don't have to use (or potentially leave) screws or other protection in-place. they are incredibly strong if properly constructed in good ice. the discussion off-railed into whether vertically or horizontally-built versions are stronger. here ya go:
http://www.needlesports.com/catalogue/c ... c30119a921