Followed by 8 years of Ivanka , our nation ' s first female POTUS . <| sep |> 1 . The gates don ' t really matter all that much . The exception is with locking biners . Any of the ball lock or magnetic type are much more likely to freeze over , use regular screw gates . 2 . As someone stated , ice tools are not the same as ice axes . Buy a pair of ice tools , do not buy two different kinds . 3 . Not really . I tend to use lots of clove hitches , but they ' re kind of the standard for every kind of climbing . 4 . For pure ice , use full shank boots . Period . 5 . I use my Nepal EVOs all summer for proper alpine climbing . The exception being when I don ' t need to use crampons and can get away with wearing approach shoes . 6 . $ 1000 for new gear is a tad on the low side . Find cheap used stuff so that when you decide to buy new you have a better idea of what you ' re looking for .