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- super easy
- super sharp
- great as a backup too
- no bargain
On high-altitude tours, an ice axe is standard equipment. Here, it primarily serves as a "support axe" for ascents and descents over névé, but in an emergency, also as a brake and an anchor. Lightweight aluminum axes are perfectly sufficient, as every gram counts on the ascent. The problem: aluminum has no bite and quickly becomes dull...