Kearton explains their technique for those folks who are dying to try it out in their backyard: ...my brother puts on a pair of climbing-irons, and ascends with his camera slung upon his back... ❋ AYDIN (2007)
He has taken the leadership already, and strides away in front with his climbing-irons strapped under one arm, his pecking-bag under the other, and his pockets and hat full of pill-boxes, cotton-wool, and other etceteras. ❋ Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 (1971)
Over the door were a row of hat-pegs, and on each side bookcases with cupboards at the bottom, shelves and cupboards being filled indiscriminately with school-books, a cup or two, a mouse-trap and candlesticks, leather straps, a fustian bag, and some curious-looking articles which puzzled Tom not a little, until his friend explained that they were climbing-irons, and showed their use. ❋ Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 (1971)
After dinner the Madman is busy with the preparations for their expedition, fitting new straps on to his climbing-irons, filling large pill-boxes with cotton-wool, and sharpening East's small axe. ❋ Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 (1971)
Martin did not deign to reply to this sally, except by a grunt, as he buckled the last buckle of his climbing-irons, and Arthur looked reproachfully at East without speaking. ❋ Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 (1971)
He saw that Martin and Tom were busy with the climbing-irons, and couldn't resist the temptation of hoaxing. ❋ Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896 (1971)
By means of climbing-irons and a rope that passed around the tree and around my body, I slowly ascended, nailing cleats for support as I advanced. ❋ Thomas Gilbert Pearson (N/A)
He was buckling climbing-irons on to his legs while he spoke, and with the aid of these he rapidly mounted the elm tree to where the boughs forked, put his hand into a hollow, and drew out a wooden box, which he brought down with him. ❋ Angela Brazil (1907)
May, so that, dog-tired in every limb, I had much ado to drag myself to bed up the garret stairs after Mrs. Trapp had rubbed my ankles with goose-fat where the climbing-irons galled them. ❋ Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1903)
For the most part the climbing-irons gave us sufficient footing, but here and there we came to softer snow, where they would not take sufficient hold and we had to cut steps. ❋ Hudson Stuck (1891)
This ridge, that the pioneer climbers of 1910 went up at one march with climbing-irons strapped beneath their moccasins, carrying nothing but their flagpole, that the Parker-Browne party surmounted in a few days, relaying their camping stuff and supplies, was to occupy us for three weeks while we hewed a staircase three miles long in the shattered ice. ❋ Hudson Stuck (1891)
The calks in these climbing-irons were about an inch and a quarter long; we wished they had been two inches. ❋ Hudson Stuck (1891)
On 10th April, Taylor, Anderson, and McGonogill set out about two in the morning with great climbing-irons strapped to their moccasins and hooked pike-poles in their hands. ❋ Hudson Stuck (1891)
For five hours he ascended, scaling the rocks by means of his climbing-irons, cutting into the ice, advancing continually, and occasionally hauling up the dog, who remained below at the foot of some slope that was too steep for him, by means of the rope. ❋ Unknown (1883)
He put provisions for two days into a bag, took his steel climbing-irons, tied a long, thin, strong rope round his waist and looked to see that his iron-shod stick and his ax, which served to cut steps in the ice, were in order. ❋ Unknown (1883)
Over the door were a row of hat-pegs, and on each side book-cases with cupboards at the bottom; shelves and cupboards being filled indiscriminately with school-books, a cup or two, a mouse-trap and brass candlesticks, leather straps, and some curious-looking articles which puzzled Tom not a little, until his friend explained that they were climbing-irons, and showed their use. ❋ Alphonse Daudet (1868)
