a lightweight mountaineering tool shaped like a conventional axe but with several key differences, including a point at the end of its shaft called a "spike," and, at its head, a long serrated blade called the "pick" and a blunt, spoon-shaped "adze
a versatile mountaineering tool thatpractically every mountaineer will carry
Used for climbing, glacier crossing or building anchors on winter climbs
A mountaineering tool of varying lengths, pointed at the base and with a head consisting of a pick and an adze.
a mountaineering tool used for climbing snow and ice; distinguished by a curved pick and an adze at one end of the shaft, and a spike at the other end.