Mountaineering - Ice Axes
All our axes are lightweight ski mountaineering axes, here is a list of ways ice axes are used and which axe is best suited for each use case.
Plunging - Longer, straight shaft is best for deep snow
- Raven / Raven Pro / Gully / Ride
Steeper Climbing (swinging overhead) - Curved shaft & angled pick, Pommal for grip
- Gully / Ride / Raven Pro / Raven
Weight Savings - save weight due to minimal predicted use
- Ride / Gully / Raven Pro / Raven
Price - keep costs down if it’s going to be used infrequently
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Raven / Raven Pro / Gully / Ride
Extras:
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Hammer - useful for hammering pitons - may need to add head weight for hammer use
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Adze - cleaning rock, picking steps, more versatile option over hammer unless banging in pitons