Snow shovel and snow saw on Everest
Also called: Shovels, Snow-saws
What it is for
A shovel and a saw to level tent platforms, cut blocks for snow walls against the wind, dig out tents after a storm, and dig out someone buried by an avalanche.
What Everest asks for
Optional
The Sherpa team's
Kinds
- Snow Shovels
- Snow Saws
Other mountains
- Standard on: Elbrus, Kosciuszko
- Optional on: Everest, Aconcagua, Vinson
- Team equipment on: Denali
