How to Ice Climb Series #5: Advanced Drytooling

Tricks of the winter drytooling trade! Scratching and sniffing to success, or not.

[@tacul9333]

Watching this series of videos has taught me how to climb ice and mixed. Also, I found out that "Truck!" is an adjective.

[@willgadd2187]

Absolutely :)!

[@virginiakramer9055]

Another great lesson from the Master.

[@rollsandfloats]

Awesome series Will! Love your explanations for how/why to do things and the wealth of experience you have. Not to mention the passion. Great job!

[@Tymbartek]

Love all Your videos. Super positive person with great pasion for climbing. Just perfect partner for mountain adventures 💥 🤙

[@albertvillarroya7168]

One shot for every "truck", lets play

[@mattbaker1683]

Only done 2 hours inside at the ice wall in Scotland so far, with the majority of the wall being softer white ice or compacted snow, quite vertical but the tools sink easily except for a few rock hard spots. I totally agree with your assessment of Scotland, from others I've spoken to it seems to be a strange mix, nothing seems consistent and the weird just keeps getting more weird... Looking for a set of tools for moderate stuff (feet B2 with Grivel G12s), BD being pick heavy it seems are likely out but this video series is brilliant, oh and the BD tools (Fuel?) I tried were better for me than the Cassin, but I'd likely go for non-offset grip tools for UK winter outings. BD venoms look great, but also Petzl Quark and the Singing Rock Bandit, obviously you can't comment but maybe others could. Your summary of Scotland and the 'Mank' did make me laugh though, the instructor at the wall showed us the 'Cairngorm Tap' to seat tools rather like you did in this video, sure need robust gear up there.

[@Vince-ml9gw]

Awesome

[@dvmir917]

Is 'truck' the Candian equivalent of 'bomber' in British climbing jargon? Also what have you done in Scotland? Such an amazing place to mix climb!

[@chriskaplan6109]

Truck!! Brrrrrtt!

[@danishak2]

It's like -10 ·c whatever that is in American😂

[@user-rd8cu3kl9l]

한글. 자막이 나오면 좋겠습니다 아주아주 좋은 정보지만 한글 자막이 안나오니까 조금은 아쉽읍니다

[@willgadd2187]

Hi, sorry, do the automatic subtitles not work? I can try to fix!

[@akaTheDevil]

How about feet techniques drytooling?

[@willgadd2187]

Same as the tool really, keep it quiet :). Plus you can see it. I talk about it a little, but could be better, especially for steep drytooling, thanks.

[@drytooling]

Concerning dry-tooling, I made many KZbin videos (English subtitles) on my channel ⬇️ www.youtube.com/@drytooling

[@leowillmaniii3229]

How concerned are you that the tool itself will break?

[@willgadd2187]

I've bent a few picks over the years, but only broke one tool about 30 years ago.

[@FindingMyselfOutside]

@@willgadd2187I’ll take those odds

[@akaTheDevil]

How do you spell the Mank?

[@willgadd2187]

I believe it's "manky," but don't really know.

[@JonathanDrude]

Shouldn't you also be talking about bending picks in that context?

[@willgadd2187]

Probably should have mentioned, but they are amazingly durable until they aren't :).

[@patrickdelaney7724]

This type of climbing is hard on all your gear. Breaking or abusing gear comes with the game. But with experience...it's surprising how durable most of the gear is. I've broken more rock than steel.