Wooden training ice tools - not thei Dryice ones!

[Woodcutter]

...I saw a guy in Vertical World last year with some wooden ice tools, not the Dryice ones with the big rubber bands.

I think the copany name was Helix, these tool-things had wooden pick shapes with a rubber pad at the end so you can drytool in the gym.

Anyway, I can't find anything on the interweb, so if anyone has a lead on these things, I'd be happy to get some info. And before the howls of derision begin...I've trashed my fingers so I reckon trytooling may be the way to go for a while.

Thanks in advance. Jake

 

[glassgowkiss]

Go climb outside. There is more to climbing ice, then hanging on wooden tools in a gym.

[Woodcutter]

...thanks for your thoghful & considered reply. I have been outside once or twice before, I was struck by how diuffernt it looked from GoogleEarth.

[genepires]

probably not what you saw but this is somethign different.  reminds me of a wooden woodpecker

https://www.atomikclimbingholds.com/atomahawk-2

 

[mthorman]

The only other option I have seen is this one.  It isn't a different ax but lets you use your normal tools with these picks.  I haven't tried it personally but know someone who has and liked them.

 

https://www.escapeclimbing.com/product/dry-tool-picks/

[mthorman]

Found them randomly on Instagram.

https://www.hexclimbing.com/

[Woodcutter]

Many thanksmthorman, those are the puppies. Thansk for the effort

...also thanks Gene, appreciate the effort. I do think those look like you'd put them in yer open wine bottle to stop it going off. Ha

Rock on.