Description This ice axe has a solid design that's ideal for self-arrest, chopping steps and glissading.. Unique head shape offers a comfortable and secure grip that allows for fast, smooth hand rotation when g...
Summary: I love this axe, light, made very well, durable as it is a BD product. I actually choose this over the Raven Pro as it is a bit heavier (which is a plus in my mind, but still light comparied to others). The Pro's adze is half as long and much narrower. I can't see it being very useful to chop steps. The Pro's very light weight definitely make it a plus for those weight conscious or high altitude climbers. The engineer who designed the head of the axe needs a well deserved raise. Very ergonomic in design, it’s as if it just conforms to your hand as you grasp it.
Customer Service: The best CS is the one you never have to use.
Similar Products Used: Cassin Flash no comparison to the Raven heavy, the head hurts your hand using self beley/arrest grip. Its' only use now is as a decorative piece on the climbing wall with summit pics.
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Summary: Strong, pretty light, adze chops hard ice well. Pick is easy on your hand in a self-arrest grip. Does everything it should. Going to last. A+.
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Summary: Raven Pro which has a mirror polished and even additional material removed from the head to make to extra light. When I first picked the thing up, I was amazed at the weight. I tried the standard raven and was impressed. Lifting the 'pro' was like having nothing in my hand. It is designed to do everything it is supposed to do with minimal weight w/o trading durability. Takes some getting used to the low swing weight and short adze, but I can not find fault with the product. It is top notch...can't see why your get another axe for the mountains.
Reviewed by: Jeff (Unregistered User)
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Climber
, from London, UK
Price Paid:
$80.00
Summary: There appear to be two versions of pick with this axe. I have the positive clearance version with the rubberised grip and a friend has a neutral/negative clearance pick without the grip. We bought both axes at the same time, so I don't know if clearance changes with the shaft or BD has just changed the pick design.
Whilst the head is nicely designed to fit in the hand when walking, the positive clearance makes any sort of moderate climbing harder- the pick tends to shatter ice instead of sticking. Doesn't seem to make self arrest any easier, so I'd recommend going for a negative clearance axe like the Grivel Air Tech or just filing the point of the Raven.
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Summary: Comfortable, light, bomber build quality. What more can you ask for in an axe? On Rainier I frequently used fellow climbers' axes around camp (chopping platforms, anchoring tents, etc.) and they all felt like Neanderthal tools compared to the Raven.
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