If you enjoyed this post, pick up a copy of Carroll Smith's "Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners and Plumbing Handbook"[1]
The focus is geared more towards high performance racing machines rather than ice climbing but it's the bible amongst certain groups that like to stick two supercharged, fuel-injected nitromethane-burning blocks of metal together with a handful of threaded rods to produce 10,000 horsepower. It also covers more basic things like when you should use a washer and if so, what kind.
I also happen to particularly like the book as, at first glance, the subject matter looks dull but the author makes it...riveting.