I haven't done very much climbing on water ice outdoors, certainly nothing steep. Last weekend conditions on the Ben were crap and we went to the Ice Factor instead, and I noticed I was having real problems removing the axes. Is there a specific technique I need to use? Wobbling up and down seemed to work best but it was still huge effort sometimes on deep placements, and when it's overhanging and you're pumped that's not great...
I wondered if it's maybe exacerbated by the weird ice at the ice factor? Or maybe my tools contribute. I have simond anacondas and the second tooth is fairly aggressive, I have considered filing them down a bit for next time, but wanted some advice first.
Thanks!