The Versatile Ice Screw Cannon: Doubles as a Bolting Bag for Route Setters
We love it when mountain guides and rock climbers use our gear, provide feedback, and help us develop better products. So we’d like to introduce you to Christopher Brown as he shared with us a little bit about how he uses our Ice Screw Cannon as a bolting bag in the summer months.
Meet the New Bolting Bag
Chris is an AMGA Certified Ski Guide, Single Pitch Instructor, as well as an Avalanche Educator. Christopher used our Ice Screw Cannon for a little something different while climbing in American Fork Canyon, UT.
"I recently used the Ice Screw Cannon for a new purpose when rebolting routes in American Fork Canyon for the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance. I found the cannon very useful as a work pouch or bolting bag. I could put it to use in multiple ways while removing old bolts and installing Fixe SS glue-in bolts."
"I first used it just as a hardware sack to hold the new bolts and anchor chain/QL/lower-offs. It has a huge capacity and has more than enough space to hold all the hardware for a single pitch route! I also then found the ice-screw sections very useful for holding individual removal tools and allowing for quick access while still having a large space for holding other items."
"It worked great to have the tools separated and able to easily drop old removed bolts and hardware, streamlining the number of pouches and such clipped off to my harness and work seat. Therefore, not only is the Ice Screw Cannon great for holding and organizing lots of ice screws with enough room for a mid-length tagline or extra gloves, etc, but it is also a great piece of equipment for summer bolting work!"- Christopher Brown
Thoughts on the ‘New’ Bolting Bag?
Huge thanks to Chris for the feedback on our Ice Screw Cannon and how he used it as a bolting bag. We love to see guides getting creative with our gear!
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