James Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 okay so i will likely take a beating on this one but... what are some good techniques for cleaning pins on alpine ice routes? thanks in advance! Quote
Cpt.Caveman Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 I put mine in some WD 40 afterwards. You might want to use a green scrub pad on the more tainted\rusty spots. Quote
Dru Posted January 8, 2002 Posted January 8, 2002 Do you mean - pins that your partner placed in rock adjacent to the ice that you are removing, or screws and ice pitons that your partner placed in the ice, or fixed pins that you find while you are climbing and want to claim as booty? I assume you mean the first... its trickier than aiding cause you usually dont have a funkness. So; pound the pin back and forth until it loosens enough that you can pull it out either with your hand, by hooking your pick through the eye and levering, or by putting a sling/draw on it and yanking on that. That method also works for the last case but those pins are usually rusty junk anyways and some people get upset if you booty them. For the second case - buy your partner some ice screws then you will not have to remove Snargs or warthogs or scary oldskool devices like that. [ 01-08-2002: Message edited by: Dru ] Quote
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