Jeff Jamison looked above at the glistening ice and snow of the frozen waterfalls. He had waited three weeks for the ice to get to this perfect condition, thick enough to support his weight, and the correct consistency for holding the picks of the two axes in his hands and the tooth-covered crampons on his feet. On this Saturday in early January of 1993, he was trying out a new axe, the Black Prophet a state –of-the-art climbing tool with a light weight, composite handle, and innovative head design produced by Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.