Swinging Ice Tools

by **Fire4x4** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:23 am

What is out there that you could use to swing your ice tools at that feels most like ice?

by **divnamite** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:01 am

other than ice? trees, dead ones.

by **mtnclimber101** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:38 am

I just saw this site and thought these looked pretty funky--may be something for the gym rat.

http://www.iceholdz.com/

by **edl** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 4:47 am

I've seen gyms that have "ice" walls made out of a thick foam. It's not totally real feeling, but it's a good way to get some swings in the off season.

by **bird** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:46 pm

Hammer nails. Strength, timing accuracy.

by **Alpinisto** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:59 pm

I just bolted some 2x6 scraps to the horizontal crossbar of my kids (old, now unused) timberframe swingset in the back yard. Popped a set of used, beat-up picks into my old Rambo toolz (relegated to spare/training toolz after getting Quarks last year) and have been working out a couple days a week waiting for cold weather.

25 swings each arm, followed by 5 full-extension pullups w/2 sec. lockoff. Pump-licious!

Currently doing 4 sets. Will start increasing the number of pullups this week, prob'ly...

by **rhyang** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:09 pm

Drywall ?

by **JHH60** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:16 pm

rhyang wrote:Drywall ?

Works best if you're a renter.

by **JHH60** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:44 pm

On a serious note, has anyone been to an indoor ice gym? I wonder what the economics of this would be? We have plenty of ice skating rinks in the Bay Area and I'd think there's a big enough climbing community in the area to support one.

by **Alpinisto** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:45 pm

rhyang wrote:Drywall ?

No, lumber.

Once the piece that's up there now gets trashed, I'll simply unscrew it and put up a new piece.

It's a bit of a laborious process for making wood chips, but it does have the training benefit... :roll:

by **Fire4x4** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:34 am

Thanks for all the ideas. I guess I will go to OSH this weekend.

by **xDoogiex** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 4:58 am

I told the manager about ice holdz and looked online about them and he wants to get some for the rock gym.

by **Snowslogger** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:24 am

mtnclimber101 wrote:I just saw this site and thought these looked pretty funky--may be something for the gym rat.

http://www.iceholdz.com/

I can't believe they used the words hardness and penetration in the same sentence :lol:

by **DudeThatMustHurt** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:21 pm

JHH60 wrote:
rhyang wrote:Drywall ?

Works best if you're a renter.

+1

by **RayMondo** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:53 pm

As an advance to fact that I once pegged my way up our two-story brick home, it occurred to me that a full traverse of a 40ft pantechnicon parked at the local Diner would serve as good training. Aluminum composite panels are quite ice-like, and make a similar scrunching sound when axed! Crampons optional. Though beat it quickly after one lap, and make sure it's not a sleeper.

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