How to ice axe self arrest

[LeeLau]

Really good technique shown here. Not strictly avalanche awareness related but still really good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM3xLshmNnk

[f2f]

that is a good find, thanks lee!

[skimasterflex]

Summits Jong!!

[splat]

Someone should do a whippet self arrest video.

[Hacksaw]

Someone should do a whippet self arrest video.

Yea, we need to have a video that shows how to whip it out........

Sorry, couldn't resist.....

[splat]

I nominate DEVO.

[IridePow]

Bump

[Stymie]

thought I would post this for those of us who don't carry whippets/ice axes... have had to do this several times to prevent high speed collisions with hard stuff.

http://www.skinet.com/skinet/videos/article/0,26958,1156886,00.html

[benwolf]

Ice Axe Self Arrest on Mt Cook (Aoraki)

Just thought I'd add my but... Here's me performing the ice axe self arrest on Mt Cook (Aoraki) under actual dangerous conditions. You can clearly see the drop off to the glacier below.. Good practice!!!

http://www.remoteadventurer.com/index.php?option=com_wordpress&p=41&Itemid=102

Enjoy

[farmer]

that vid is great. it was the one that i used, along with freedom of the hills when i taught myself how to self arrest.

its amazing how many people own an axe, but don't actually know how to use it

[grubbers]

i really don't recommend falling on your ice axe with the head directly underneath your shoulder unless you want to get a nice, sharp jab from the adze. move it up just a little bit higher next to your head and make sure to turn away from it. i also don't think he mentioned levering up on the spike end of the ice axe to get the pick to dig in even more. and lastly, if you aren't wearing crampons, use your feet to kick into the snow to stop yourself even quicker.

[Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]

Thanks Lee - good vid!

[nomensteven]

Thanks for the post!

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at the risk of a threadjack
at what point is carrying an ice axe useful to a backcountry skier?
thx

[LeeLau]

Climbing an icy slope or in any situation where you might want to arrest a fall.

- or - pissing off tourists in puffy jackets in the gondola

- or - a sign of virility in apres-ski to impress the cougars, doo0000d