Over the Edge Rescue teamed up with Fox Glacier Guiding to undertake ice anchor testing in 2016. This testing was phase 1 to get a winter baseline to verify anchors were fit for purpose. This ice anchor testing was undertaken at Victoria Flat, Fox Glacier, New Zealand at an altitude of 700m.

1. Ice Anchor Testing
Fox Glacier

2. TEST # 1 – Ice screw – 15.92kN

3. TEST # 2 – Ice screw – 18.70kN

4. TEST # 3 – Ice screw – 17.28kN

5. TEST # 3 – Ice screw – 17.28kN

6. TEST # 4 – Ice screw – 14.82kN

7. TEST # 5 – Ice screw – 15.04kN

8. TEST # 6 – Ice screw – 15.94kN

9. TEST # 7 – V-thread – 7.24kN

10. TEST # 8 – V-thread – 4.74kN

11. TEST # 9 – V-thread – 10.96kN

12. TEST # 10 – A-thread – 10.18kN

13. TEST # 11 – A-thread – 12.86kN

14. TEST # 11 – A-thread – 12.86kN

15. TEST # 12 – A-thread – 10.90kN

16. TEST # 12 – A-thread – 10.90kN

17. TEST # 13 – Ice screw +50mm – 12.18kN

18. TEST # 13 – Ice screw +50mm – 12.18kN

19. TEST # 13 – Ice screw +50mm – 12.18kN

20. TEST # 14 – Ice screw +50mm – 13.74kN

21. TEST # 14 – Ice screw +50mm – 13.74kN

22. TEST # 15 – Ice screw +50mm – 13.32kN

23. TEST # 15 – Ice screw +50mm – 13.32kN

24. For the full report head to:
overtheedgerescue.com/blog/