80 cm Axe/ Ice Hammer Combo
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:06 pm
I'm 6'0" with long legs and (apparently) short-ish arms. I got a couple used ice axes at a garage sale and am wondering what I can do with them. I have a pair of 55 cm ice axes, made by Cassin. They may be 80s or 90s stuff (I don't know, I wasn't around then). I was thinking of pairing one of these axes to use as an ice hammer with an 80 cm BD Raven of my dad's. I plan on using this to do a couple routes on Zugspitze, and to climb Gerlach in the Tatras. Does anyone have any ideas or comments on how well this would work? I'd like to avoid buying another axe. Thanks.