The kit for mixed climbing (rock and ice) and alpine ice routes. A lighter pair of tools, mono-point crampons, a thinner dry single rope, a mixed rack (screws plus thin pins), and a technical layering system. One tool, two media — climb the rock, climb the ice.
Plans
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Item List
4Tools
2 items
Pro & Wear
2 itemsPlan Totals$1,730
FAQ
Common questions about this kit
Mono-point crampons?
For mixed (rock-and-ice) climbing, yes — a single front point edges on rock footholds where dual points smear and slip. For pure waterfall ice, dual front points are more stable; mono is the mixed specialist.
Lighter tools for mixed?
Yes — mixed climbing is more technical and sustained; lighter, more aggressively-shaped tools (and sometimes no leashes) reduce fatigue on long pitches. The tool matches the medium.
Mixed rack (screws + pins)?
Yes — mixed routes protect with ice screws on the ice and thin pins/nuts on the rock sections. Carry both; a pure ice rack leaves you unprotected on the rock, and vice versa.
Alpine ice vs waterfall ice?
Alpine ice is part of a bigger mountain route — colder, more sustained, more objective hazards (avalanche, weather, descent). The kit is similar but the planning, partners, and turn-around discipline are more serious.
User Reviews
5.0 / 5.0
Mixed/alpine ice kit and my alpine kit share the tool-matches-the-medium brain — mono-points for rock-and-ice and a mixed rack. The turn-around discipline is more serious, agreed.