$129.95
Designed for mountaineering, the Summit® ice axe offers an excellent balance between price and performance. It is lightweight and offers good anchoring performance of both the head and the spike; it is curved to offer necessary clearance for steep ice; it can be used in piolet-canne or piolet-rampe mode as well as in piolet-traction mode on short, steep sections.
Weight:
| Length: | 52 cm | 59 cm | 66 cm |
| Weight: | 360 g | 380 g | 400 g |
Designed for mountaineering, the Summit® ice axe offers an excellent balance between price and performance. It is lightweight and offers good anchoring performance of both the head and the spike; it is curved to offer necessary clearance for steep ice; it can be used in piolet-canne or piolet-rampe mode as well as in piolet-traction mode on short, steep sections.
Weight:
| Length: | 52 cm | 59 cm | 66 cm |
| Weight: | 360 g | 380 g | 400 g |
| Variant | 52 cm, 59 cm, 66 cm |
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