Although inferior to ice screws in most situations where ice screws can be placed, ice pitons still have applications in narrower ice-filled cracks.
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↑ 196: Salewa Warthog
Salewa's introduction of tubular ice screws around 1965 made all previous ice screws obsolete.
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↑ 197: Salewa Tubular Ice Screw