Ice pickaxe - Ice pickaxe

Japanese: アイスピッケル - あいすぴっける
Ice pickaxe - Ice pickaxe

…A type of mountaineering equipment used for balancing, establishing footholds, stopping falls, and securing oneself when ascending or descending on snow and ice (Figure). Also called an ice axe, it is called an ice axe in English and a piolet in French. The head, made of special steel such as nickel-chromium steel or carbon steel, consists of a blade and a pick, to which is attached a shaft and a ferrule. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ice pickaxe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…登山用具の一つで,氷雪上の登降の際,バランスの支持,足場切り,滑落停止,確保などに用いる(図)。アイスピッケルEispickelともいい,英語ではアイスアックスice axe,フランス語ではピオレpioletという。ニッケルクロム鋼や炭素鋼などの特殊鋼製の頭部はブレードとピックよりなり,これにシャフトと石突きがつく。…

※「アイスピッケル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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