Ultra light axe ideal for ski mountaineering and classic alpine mountaineering. Not suitable for climbing.
Made entirely of 7075 alumininum alloy.
The leash slides up and down the shaft being stopped by a moveable rubber ring. The shaft does not have a traditional style grip but instead there have been grooves carved into the base of the handle, to help purchase.
noah - May 20, 2003 10:01 am - Voted 4/5
Untitled ReviewThe carved grip in the shalf does not really work all that well,but as i said above this axe has not been made to hang from. Yhe habit of taping your boots to deball them get very noisey, which seems like a stupid thing to say but after 10hrs of walking on snow it starts to get to you.
I've filed the pick a fair bit to help when hooking on rocks, the factory "teeth" are very average...
I've done a few practice arrests withit and it does fine despite the small pick.
As with all light weight gear i'll be interested to see how it holds up over time.