[ascasson]

Does anyone have a makeshift/mock option for ice tool hang exercises? I don’t currently have access to tools but want to stay on top of the training. Any advice or ideas would be appreciated!

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[rando_luke]

rando_luke on December 29, 2019 at 10:16 pm #35156

If you can hang a bath towel over a pull-up bar or anything weight bearing then just use that, simple and effective.

[Dada]

Dada on December 30, 2019 at 1:23 am #35157

My carpenter made me copies of my ice axes. Some rubber tape around the tip and it works pretty fine.

[Steve House]

Steve House on December 30, 2019 at 2:53 am #35163

Hey Anthony,
MY high-school coach used to have us do towel-pull-ups. They really work the grip but I think I got elbow tendonitis from over-using that exercise, so be aware that having to grip that strongly while executing a pull-up puts a lot of strain on the elbow. Might be better just to hang from the gripped towel.

I think that you could also (a variation on @dada good suggestion) make something with PVC pipe, a few angles, and wrap the whole thing in athletic tape to have a vertically oriented shaft type thing to hold onto.

The other thing I travel with often is this

The Block

it’s lightweight (I used to bring Rock rings until they accidentally got left hanging from a hotel balcony near Venice!) These are much lighter than rock rings and arguably more versatile.

Hope you figure something out.
cheers,
Steve

[ascasson]

ascasson on December 31, 2019 at 9:30 am #35223

Thanks everyone! This is extremely helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous on January 1, 2020 at 10:20 am #35270

These look like a good option as well: https://furnace-industries.com/about-dry-ice-tools

[dwpyle]

dwpyle on January 1, 2020 at 1:47 pm #35272

A couple carpenter’s hammers on a pullup bar work great. A little rubber tape on the inside curve if you don’t want scratch your bar.

[vik.waghray]

vik.waghray on January 8, 2020 at 8:23 pm #35803

I recently got my hands on a set of the Torr Trainers from Hex Climbing: https://www.hexclimbing.com/product-page/t%C3%B8rr-trainers

I’d highly recommend them, and I think it’s worth supporting a company that makes such climbing-specific training materials!

[ascasson]

ascasson on February 24, 2020 at 12:56 pm #38700

Thanks vik.waghray and everyone – the Hex Torr Trainers have worked well for my skill level and limited gym resources. I can imagine more advanced training would benefit from full-blow tools and ample room for those specific exercises, but these can go a long way.