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What is the name of the long staff with an iron tip used in Mountaineering?

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What is the name of the long staff with an iron tip used in Mountaineering?
posted Jun 2, 2017 by Arun Angadi

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Alpenstock is the name of the long staff with an iron tip used in Mountaineering. It is used by shepherds for travel on snowfields and glaciers in the Alps since the Middle Ages. It is the antecedent of the modern ice axe.

Alpenstock is the name of the long staff with an iron tip used in Mountaineering.

answer Jun 26, 2017 by Divya Nayak
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