Petzl - Summit - Ice axe size 52 cm, black

The Summit 2015, Petzl's ice axe for classic mountaineering.Designed for classic mountaineering, the SUMMIT ice axe offers an excellent balance between price and performance. It is lightweight and offers good anchoring performance in terms of both the head and the spike; it is curved to offer the 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.Technical Specifications:Lightweight ice axe, but with enough weight in the head for good anchoring power.Shaft ergonomics: - the upper part of the shaft is curved to offer good clearance when climbing, - the lower part is straighter and guarantees efficient penetration in snow.Pick and adze in hot-forged steel, ensuring solid anchoring: - thin (3mm) pick, durable and toothed at the tip, ensuring good anchoring quality in hard snow and ice, - pick is thicker in the middle to favour anchoring in soft snow. - teeth on upper part of pick strengthen the