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'waterfall' ice climbing v. 'alpine' ice climbing

PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 6:04 am
by whiteknuckles
How relevant is waterfall ice climbing to alpine ice climbing? Is the same range of anchors used: vthreads/ice screws/wrapping natural features, etc? How similar are the climbing techniques, etc? What are the differences/similarities between the two?