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Stubai Hornet 2011

£77.00

The Stubai Hornet is an excellent entry-level technical climbing axe, although to use it properly you need a matching hammer. This is exceptionally low-priced for this type of axe, as most climbing axes cost a lot more. For this small outlay you get a 46cm axe with a pre-curved shaft to allow placement clearance on steep ice-climbs. There is also ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Stubai Blue Star 2011

£75.00

The Stubai Blue Star is a well-proven classic that has been voted ‘Best Buy’ in past Trail reviews and has proved a popular low-priced option for many years. The design is fairly standard with a straight shaft. It has a very substantial rubber grip and comes with a slide-adjusted leash. The head has a wide adze for hacking out snow ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Stubai Blue Star 2009

£49.00

The Stubai Blue Star is a well-proven classic ice axe that has been voted ‘Best Buy’ in past Trail reviews and has provided a popular low-priced option for many years. The design is fairly standard with a straight shaft. It has a very substantial rubber grip and comes with a slide-adjusted leash. The head has a wide adze for hacking ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Stubai Blue Star Light

£45.00

The Blue Star is a well-proven classic ice axe that has been voted Best Buy in past Trail reviews and has provided a popular low-priced option for many years. The design is fairly standard with a straight shaft. The new ‘Light’ version does not have a rubber grip or leash fitted, but on closer inspection the details stack up very ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Stubai Blue Star

£52.00

This ice axe is a well-proven classic that has been voted Best Buy in past Trail reviews and has provided a popular, low-priced option for many years. The design is fairly standard with a straight shaft, a rubber grip, leash and head. On closer inspection the details stack up very well too. Firstly this is rated as technical axe, making ...

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0
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Stubai Hornet

£55.00

This ice axe weighs 624g (50cm); precurved shaft to allow easier placement when ice-climbing; adjustable wrist loop with padding; head designed for ice-climbing; shaft rated as technical so it can be used for rope belaying; rubber grip adds comfort. But too short for walking; technical head not comfortable in the hands; precurved shaft not ideal for walking.

  • LFTO.com rating rating is 3
  • Owners' rating rating is 0

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