ExcitableBoy wrote:I think the whole leash vs leashless thing is a bit of a religous argument. RMI prefers their clients not use leashes. Their philosphy is they would rather the client drop the axe in a slide and not injure themselves with it, relying on the rope team to stop the fall.

That doesn't really surprise me... they're not in the business of fostering independence in their clients.

I guess my main reason is the fact that when I'm sporting a basic ax, I switch hands a lot. When I'm two-tooling it, I keep my hammer in my right and my adze in my left, and never have a reason to switch. I'm not a super fancy waterfall ice climber, so leashless tooling is over my head... plus, I definitely like the assistance of properly fitted leashes on a set of tools...!