Ice Pick



An ice pick is a tool used to break-up, pick, or chip at ice. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Captain John "Soap" MacTavish and Sgt. Gary "Roach" Sanderson use them in the level Cliffhanger" to scale their way up the icy mountain to the hidden base this mission takes place in. The ice axes are also used where Captain "Soap" MacTavish uses them to kill an enemy soldier on a snowmobile.

However, in "Cliffhanger" the player will only be able to use them in the beginning, afterwards Roach will automatically take out his Silenced ACR with Heartbeat Sensor and will lose the ability to use the picks.

Trivia

 * Ice pick is an incorrect term; what Roach and Soap use are called ice axes. The curved, serrated part of the axe is called the pick; however, it is unlikely the developer was referring to this specific part.
 * If the player doesn't hold on to the wall in "Cliffhanger" on Veteran, they will fall and die. "Hold on for dear life!" will be shown on the screen. If the player holds on to the ice for too long, it will eventually break up and they will fall.
 * Ice axes were supposed to be a dual-wielding weapon, but the player wasn't given a chance to kill someone with them. The player can, however, still melee with them if they press the attack button while not climbing. Pressing the melee button will swing both at the same time.
 * If the player hits the 'change weapon' button ("Y", "triangle" or "1 or 2" on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC respectively) they can take the ice picks out before Roach automatically takes them out when Soap begins climbing the cliffside.
 * The Infinity Ward logo can be seen on the bottom of the ice picks.
 * They were supposed to be in multiplayer, before being replaced by the tactical knife. However, it can be used in multiplayer through the use of mods.