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| Abalakoff thread |
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| The Abalakoff (or Abalakov) thread is an extremely useful anchor for ice climbing stances and is often used for abseils. |
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| 1- Locate a section of compact ice and, with an ice screw, drill a hole horizontally and at roughly 45 degrees compared to the surface of the ice (sideways). Now drill a second hole that joins the first at its deepest point. |
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| 1- Remove the ice screw, thread a belay rope (min. 8 mm) into one end and place the Abalakoff hooker into the other to extract the rope. Tie the two ends together to form an anchor ready for the belay or abseil. |
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| 1- The distance between the two holes should be roughly as long as the ice screws (about 20cm). Compact ice holds about 12 Kn, but this rapidly diminishes if the distance between the ice screws is reduced. |
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