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The Black Diamond Venom is a hybrid ice axe/ice tool that received slight updates in 2009. The shaft is now anodized before it is painted, which saves weight and increases grip. This axe is available in both a hammer and an adze model as well as two ...
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The Grivel Air Tech Evolution (often shorted to Grivel Evo) is designed down to the finest detail. The Evo is the only T-rated ice axe in this review. T stands for Technical and refers to its shaft and pick being rated to 400kg. It sports a hot-forge...
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Packed full of technical features, the Petzl Summit is capable of almost anything you ask from your ice axe. Its hot-forged steel head means the pick is very durable. It scores near to top of the pack for self-arresting and is one of the better ice a...
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This is a popular ice axe because of its excellent general mountaineering abilities and good price. Along with the rest of the Black Diamond Raven family, it is comfortable to hold whether in carrying, self-arrest or self-belay position. It chops ste...
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$80
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The Black Diamond Raven Pro is 2.5 ounces lighter and slightly more expensive than its little sibling, the Black Diamond Raven, and shares the Raven's comfortable head – the most comfortable we tested. A redesigned pick in 2009 brings a slight increa...
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New in the summer of 2009, the Petzl Sum'Tec is a hybird ice axe/ice tool. It sports a modular and durable hot-forged pick with a fixed adze. The Sum'Tec climbs ice better than any other axe in this review and is easily compared with basic (less dram...
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$175
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This lightweight ice axe is extremely versatile; it offers all the benefits of a steel head with much less weight than traditional axes. It is tough enough to hammer pickets and chop steps as well as do most of the general mountaineering axes I teste...
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$110
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The Seattle Manufacturing Company (SMC) Capra ice axe is a great value for a fantastic general mountaineering axe. It is one of the most comfortable axes to carry and is one of the better and smoother ice axes at self-arresting. As a result of the la...
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The REI Yeti is produced by the Seattle Manufacturing Company (SMC) and is nearly identical to the SMC Capra. It is a good all-around ice axe for general mountaineering and for easy to moderate snow climbing. It is one of the most comfortable ice axe...
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The Charlet-Moser turned Petzl Snow Walker has be around for quite some time and remains a wonderful general mountaineering ice axe. It penetrates ice and firm snow slightly better, is lighter, and is more durable than most other axes. Its only drawb...
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$90
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This axe is 100 percent titanium (it will never rust or corrode) and is the lightest axe reviewed that comes with a fully functional spike. It is also by far the most expensive ice axe we looked at – as much as three times more expensive than the com...
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$239.00
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The CAMP Neve is a solid ice axe for a great price. The Neve comes with a built- in leash and it is the best priced leash/axe combo I tested. It is a classic mountaineering ice axe with an extremely well designed adze. It is one of the top performers...
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$80
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The Petzl Snowracer is an excellent ultralight ice axe that excels in ski mountaineering and basic snow climbing terrain. It is the least expensive ultralight ice axe we tested. It proved itself as good as most other axes in many situations. It has a...
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This is the lightest CEN B-rated ice axe in the world. It is made of 100 percent aluminum and the head is hot forged to dramatically increase its strength and durability. That said, aluminum still isn't as tough as steel. At 7.5 ounces it is 40 perc...
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