I'm 8 days outside of kennedy medows. Which ice axe should I get

>>770833
Wtf is that guy doing on a snow covered slope with running shoes?! You need a shoe that will enable you to carve an horizontal surface as you traverse through it.

Bd raven is what I carry and have zero complaints.

>>770853
>slope
look at the rocks in the background

>Bd raven
+1

The answer is always bd raven

>>770853
I'm going through with my trail runners. They've got plenty of life left

Before I got my bd raven I used a charlet moser that was excellent but a little bit heavy. Had to sell it because of reasons and got the raven only because it had a huge discount. I've also tried camp ice axes and they are also solid built. Anyway if you are getting a raven just don't fall for the "pro", add your own diy slash.

>>771413
*leash

>>770853
Sometimes I too will wear light shoes or approach shoes when I'm hiking out to an Alpine climb. Notice that the "slope" isn't really a slope.

>>770833
Petzl sumtec is great. Depending on terrain and your height, you can go w shorter axe for steeper more vertical type climbing, or longer axe for gentle snow fields and crevasse travel.

>>773380
>Sum'Tec
Seconded. I've had mine for 5 years, works great on mos terrain. Curved shaft and reverse curve pick make for great semi-technical work. It's a bit short for flat glacier walking, but super handy for anything steeper.

>>773493
I'm >>773377
Have you had any trouble w the pick rattling loose if you use it swinging over hand or in low dagger? I had to end up spraying the bolt w locktite. Still love the axe tho

grivel or austrialpin its the only way to go for me.

i've seen 2 bd raven tear in the middle of a self arrest. i'm fairly certain this has to do with the carabiner hole part being too thin, but it could be easily be bad use.

also, sharpening grivel piolets is a breeze

>>775956
Can't find any reports about that on google. Do you have pics? Maybe you could try to make a diagram on paint explaining that incident?

>>774425
Nope, mine has been on tight since the day I bought it.