Ice Axe World http://iceaxes.net A one stop reference on ice axes for ice climbing and mountaineering Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:23:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Petzl Sum’Tec: An Award-Winning Climbing Axehttp://iceaxes.net/petzl-sumtec/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=petzl-sumtec http://iceaxes.net/petzl-sumtec/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:46:15 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=205 A lot of what I keep saying in this site is that you really need to find an ice axe that fits your style and your budget and that you shouldn’t get too hung up on having the perfect piece of kit. Then along comes something that blows that advice away. In the case of [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/edelrid-6-point-crampons/feed/ 0 Ice Axe Self Arrest Techniquehttp://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ice-axe-self-arrest http://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 13:04:40 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=155 Learning how to use an ice axe to self arrest is a key skill that may save your life in the mountains. Don’t neglect to learn and practise it. Anyhow, I recently came across an old Army field manual on mountaineering that shows how the American military teaches ice axe self arrest. I thought I’d [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest/feed/ 0 Death of a “Tragically Unprepared” Hikerhttp://iceaxes.net/death-of-a-tragically-unprepared-hiker/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=death-of-a-tragically-unprepared-hiker http://iceaxes.net/death-of-a-tragically-unprepared-hiker/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:05:13 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=149 I recently came across a really tragic story in the New Zealand press about the death of a hiker who had fallen and died after trying to cross a snowy pass without crampons or an ice axe. You can read more about it here. The basic facts seem to be that the 23-year-old German, who was [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/death-of-a-tragically-unprepared-hiker/feed/ 0 Camp Corsa Ice Axe Review: The Lightest Ice Axe Abouthttp://iceaxes.net/camp-corsa-ice-axe-review-the-lightest-ice-axe-about/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=camp-corsa-ice-axe-review-the-lightest-ice-axe-about http://iceaxes.net/camp-corsa-ice-axe-review-the-lightest-ice-axe-about/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 10:55:27 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=107 Lightness is always an asset when climbing. I’ve always found that my time out in the hills is much more pleasurable if I’m not weighed down with heavy gear. That applies as much to a gentle walk through the woods as it does attempting a a new summit. The Camp Corsa Ice Axe If you [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/camp-corsa-ice-axe-review-the-lightest-ice-axe-about/feed/ 0 Grivel Air Tech Racing Ice Axehttp://iceaxes.net/grivel-air-tech-racing-ice-axe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grivel-air-tech-racing-ice-axe http://iceaxes.net/grivel-air-tech-racing-ice-axe/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:42:39 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=94 Multipurpose ice axes generally give you a choice. You can have an axe that is light or you can have an ice axe that is strong. Grivel’s Air Tech Racing Ice Axe changes that equation and give you one that is light and strong at the same time. Its head is forged, which basically means [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/grivel-air-tech-racing-ice-axe/feed/ 0 Black Diamond Raven and Raven Pro Ice Axes Reviewedhttp://iceaxes.net/black-diamond-raven-and-raven-pro-ice-axes-reviewed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-diamond-raven-and-raven-pro-ice-axes-reviewed http://iceaxes.net/black-diamond-raven-and-raven-pro-ice-axes-reviewed/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:36:05 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=89 It is hard to imagine a piece of gear as mundane as an ice axe approaching something like celebrity status. But if anything has it must be the Black Diamond Raven ice axe family. They are, I guess, the VolksWagen of ice axes. You find them everywhere. They do the job without any fuss or [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/black-diamond-raven-and-raven-pro-ice-axes-reviewed/feed/ 0 Ice Axe Self-Arrest: How to save your lifehttp://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest-how-to-save-your-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ice-axe-self-arrest-how-to-save-your-life http://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest-how-to-save-your-life/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:10:09 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=83 The most important reason for carrying an ice axe up in the mountains is to be able to “self-arrest” or stop yourself from sliding down and off the mountain if you fall. It is not, as some people think, a glorified walking stick with a pointy end for showing off in the parking lot. To [...]

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]]> http://iceaxes.net/ice-axe-self-arrest-how-to-save-your-life/feed/ 0 The Most Famous Ice Axe Belay Everhttp://iceaxes.net/the-most-famous-ice-axe-belay-ever/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-famous-ice-axe-belay-ever http://iceaxes.net/the-most-famous-ice-axe-belay-ever/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:22:10 +0000 papajon http://iceaxes.net/?p=79 Anyone who has been around mountaineering for any period of time will have come across the name of Peter Schoening, a real legend of American mountaineering. He spent a life on high mountains and was famously on Everest in 1996, an ill-fated year in which scores of mountaineers died on the mountain. But he is [...]

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