alpenstock

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

alpenstock
    n 1: a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alpenstock \Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock
   stick.]
   A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.
   --Cheever.
   [1913 Webster]