Why so many lost axes and crampons this year?
Are all these new fangled rucksacks with redesigned axe/ crampon attachment features not working so well?
Amongst my climbing partners, it was always standard practice to use any means to provide a bit of redundancy to the rucksack attachment method. Tieing crampon straps thro axe loops, threading the lid strap thro crampons, a krab and sling, loads of easy and quick ways to avoid an expensive loss.