The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PITON , but the solution may also be ICEAX which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Newsday).
Scaling aid crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PITON | 33 % | 5 |
| ICEAX | 33 % | 5 |
| ICEAXE | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Scaling aid
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rope
- ladder
- climbing gear
- twine
- becket
- bow
- cord
- tag
- string
- clue
- thimble
- roper
Crossword Answer definitions
PITON noun- A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
- To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PITON
- Mountain-climber's spike
- Rock-climber's spike
- Mountain climbing gear
- Mountain climber's aid
- Alpinist's spike
- Apt anagram of point
- Mountaineering tool
- Mountain climber's accessory
- Support for Hillary
- Climbing spike
More clues leading to the result ICEAX
- Eiger gear
- Mountaineer gear
- Tool with a spike, adze, and pick
- Winter climber's tool
- Mountaineer's tool
- High-altitude chopper
- Mountaineering tool
- Climber's tool
- Tool used by Reinhold Messner
- Piece of Sir Edmund Hillary memorabilia