With the alpine summer season now in full swing many people are getting kitted out with spikey, shiney toys to safeguard their alpine ascents. If you're in the market for a long handled Ice Axe for either this summer's alpine season or next winter's Scottish maelstrom, then look no further.
Here we have listed 8 axes, each from a different manufacturer so that you can compare weights and prices and decide which axe is for you.
The Grivel Munro compares better with the Peztl Snow walker.
The Petzl Summit is more like the Air Tech.
Who is the comparison for? Beginners need more info (B vs T, pick shapes for different comditions) Wheras more advanced users need the caomparison to be more even. Why isn't each axe's blurb formatted the same way? Makes it a bit useless.
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