Ice Tools for Caving?

[JAshley73]

As per my recent KPH write-up, I used a crow bar as a mud axe to help pull me along a narrow and extremely muddy and slippery tube. It worked a treat.

A couple of us actually keep them in our packs for digging foot-holds, or moving rocks. Seems like they might be useful also, in narrow canyons as a - I believe they're called "stimples"...?

 

[wormster]

I have a hazy memory of an ice pick being used on Puple Pot inbetween Rod's and Bath Swallet, but it wasn't my dig si I cant pososiby verfy, I expect some Mendip Knowitall will have evedence online somewhere!