It's clear seven minutes don't suffice to cover all ice climbing techniques and safety aspects. Having said that, this is an interesting video tutorial by Petzl that analyses the key technical ...

Here is Rick MacDonald setting up a V thread to rappel off the ice climb that we just did. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.

B THREADED BELAY aka ABALAKOFF THREAD, or ABALAKOV THREAD The Abalakoff (or Abalakov) thread is an extremely useful anchor for ice climbing stances and is often used for abseils. 1 - Locate a section ...