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sorry to go back to an old subject, but no one explained what happens when the unscrewed ice screw arrives at your belay, very sharp and going like the clappers.
Picture the scene both climbers huddled down holding their
rucksacks over their heads possibly ?

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In reply to Roy Haythornthwite:

What happens at the climbing wall when you pull down a rope? You stand out of the way don't you?

In reply to Niall:

I suspect that if you were on the kind of ground that needs you to retreat & retrieve your ice screws; there won't be much room to manoeuvre.

In reply to Roy Haythornthwite: You suddenly realise the benfits of the Abalakov thread system and start carrying a bit more tat with you...