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A pick is a short-handled tool with a banana shaped heads. A mountaineering pick comes with the classic banana shaped head, and that is about all there is to choose from. Experts recommend getting a pick that has jagged teeth on the curved side to use as a saw. You have more to choose from with the technical tools. Depending on your climbing style you may want to go with the reverse banana droop pick. These picks are the most popular. The Alaskan pick is a cross between the reverse banana pick and the reverse-curve pick, which happens to be a good tool for dry tooling on rock. Experts say if you are unsure as to what kind of pick to buy then go with the reverse-curve pick.

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