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	GRIVEL SALAMANDER RED HELMET - Designed For Alpine, Rock, & Ice Climbing, 1 Size Protective Gear $98.75 Time Left: 29d 22h 32m

	GRIVEL SALAMANDER BLACK HELMET - Designed For Alpine, Rock & Ice Climbing Protective Gear $98.75 Time Left: 29d 22h 14m

	GRIVEL SALAMANDER YELLOW HELMET - Designed For Alpine, Rock & Ice Climbing Protective Gear $98.75 Time Left: 29d 22h 12m

	GRIVEL SALAMANDER GREEN HELMET - Designed For Alpine, Rock & Ice Climbing Protective Gear $98.75 Time Left: 29d 22h 9m

	Columbia Super Charger Ice Climbing Ski Skate Snowboard Backpack Internal Frame Internal Frame Packs $75.00: $125.00 Bids: 0 Time Left: 6d 21h 54m

	How to Ice Climb! by Craig Luebben Fiction & Literature $10.00 Time Left: 29d 21h 17m

	Magic Spiker ICE, Snow Crampons, Cleats,Shoes Grip Men $5.00: $10.00 Bids: 0 Time Left: 21h 13m

	Ice Axe - Cassin 25" 64cm Trekking Mountaineering Glacier Hiking Ice Climbing Equipment $45.00 Bids: 0 Time Left: 6d 20h 8m

	Petzl Quark Charlet Ice Axe Ice Climbing Equipment $99.00 Bids: 0 Time Left: 6d 19h 59m

	Magic Spiker ICE, Snow Crampons, Cleats,Shoes Grip Men $5.00: $10.00 Bids: 0 Time Left: 18h 4m

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HowStuffWorks "How Ice Climbing Works"

In the 1930s, climber Laurent Grivel made another significant advance. He added sharp fangs that jutted out in front of the crampons, which allowed climbers to navigate steeper ice. Then, in the 1960s, Yvon Chouinard, who went on to create the Patagonia clothing line, revolutionized the design of ice axes. First, he shortened the traditional 25-inch (63.5 cm) mountaineering axe down to 22 inches (55.8 cm). Next, he changed the shape of the traditional pick, which at that time was straight at a shallow angle to the axe's shaft. This shallow angle was fine for regular snow climbing, but wasn't effective on steeper snow and ice. His curved pick entered the ice more easily and was also easier to remove.

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Where can I go rock and ice climbing in Michigan?

Oct 30, 2009 by MERUCHO | Posted in Climbing

I'm looking for rock climbing spots for the summer and ice climbing for the winter in or around Michigan.

Here's a few sites that may be of interest to you:

http://www.thecrag.com/CRAGS/Michigan-20 6806.html

http://uprockandice.com/

http://www.rockclimbing.com/cgi-bin/foru m/gforum.cgi?post=1843576

InTheShadows | Nov 03, 2009

Ice Climbing - Bookshelf

48 pages	Ice Climbing Creator: Scott Wurdinger, Leslie Rapparlie \| Sports & Recreation - 2006-07 Examines many aspects of ice climbing, including equipment, fundamental skills, and ways to get started. Publisher: Creative Educ