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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Stubai Hornet 2009

£55.00

The Stubai Hornet is an excellent entry-level technical climbing ice axe, although to use it properly you need a matching hammer. This is exceptionally affordable for the type of axe, as most climbing axes boast a far higher price tag. For the small outlay you get a 46cm axe with a pre-curved shaft to allow placement clearance on steep ice-climbing. ...

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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.

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Black Diamond Raven

£55.00

The Black Diamond Raven has been a long-term favourite ice axe with Trail. The rubber shaft grip and leash have now been removed; however the axe is still very comfortable to hold, particularly as the head is well-contoured for the hand. You get a straight shaft and a gently curved head. The adze and pick are both well-designed for cutting ...

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Camp Magix 2009

£65.00

The Camp Magix is an interesting crampon with 10 points, of which two are normal curved front points and the remaining eight vertical ones are rotated at 45º. This set-up is designed to reduce snow-balling. The flex is fairly relaxed and the spikes are not too long, a combination which makes for an easy-to-walk-in crampon. Fitting is via toe and ...

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DMM Cirque 2008

£65.00

The DMM Cirque is a clean, thoughtfully put together general ice axe. The adze and pick are substantial, and will cope well with long sessions of front pointing, step chopping and daggering. The teeth layout is such that they will grip on ice and névé but will remove easily with good technique. Head grip clearance is very good and this ...

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Camp Zephir

£65.00

This ice axe is supplied with a leash; rubber grip on shaft; head design is good for general walking and ice axe braking (arrest); forged head for durability But 764g (70cm) is heavy compared to others; the head is lighter than the shaft, so the balance is not ideal; basic category so not for use as a rope belay; there ...

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Black Diamond Raven Pro 2008

£70.00

The Black Diamond Raven Pro is a stunning ice axe and has been a favourite with Trail. The pro version comes with a recessed rubber grip and a slide-adjusted leash. The balance is excellent, which makes chopping steps and front pointing a delight. The head is well-contoured for the hand and carries well when used for walking. You get a ...

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Black Diamond Contact Strap 2009

£70.00

The Black Diamond Contact Strap is an outstanding crampon, thanks to its low weight and top-notch build quality. It also comes fitted with anti-balling plates as standard and these are an elaborate design to improve their resistance to snow build up. There are10 points, four rotated through 90 degrees to improve grip on slopes and some 3D stamping adds to ...

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Petzl Charlet Cosmique

£75.00

This ice axe This is a really tough workhorse that a regular mountaineer could rely on for many years. It has a technical grading, so it is strong enough to be used for belays. The balance is excellent and the head is well-designed for hacking steps or ice axe braking. You also get a far more serious spike for crossing ...

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Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal 2009

£75.00

The Stubai Trekking 10 Point Universal is a 10-point crampon that is exceptionally compact, making it ideal for those who tend to carry their crampons in their rucksack more than they wear them. The crampon has two points turned through 90 degrees to help with stability on slopes. There is also some 3D stamping towards the front points to add ...

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Grivel Brenva

£75.00

This ice axe weighs 574g for the 58cm version, making it lighter than many other axes yet it is also rated as technical, so it is strong enough to be used for rope belaying. It is also exceptionally well finished off, and so it feels wonderfully comfortable in the hand thanks to a little extra smoothing of the contours around ...

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Grivel G10

£80.00

The Grivel G10 is a modern classic crampon that has frequently been rated highly by Trail. The crampon is based around 10 spikes that are not as sharp as some designs, to reduce the chance of snagging on gaiters. You get 3D stamping for added strength too, while four spikes have been set horizontally to improve traction forwards and backwards. ...

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Grivel Air Tech New Matic

£85.00

Grivel is a well-proven manufacturer of crampons and you’ll find it hard to find a crampon better than this. The Air Tech New Matic boasts a number of refined details that add to the performance and make it a winner. Firstly it is made of steel, so it is built to last and take the knocks from a winter of ...

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Kahtoola KTS Steel 2009

£90.00

The Kahtoola KTS Steel is a very lightweight 10-point approach crampon. Designed originally to fit on fell-running and approach shoes, these crampons will also fit on walking boots thanks to the clever independent heel and toe strapping system, and a spring steel plate. The spikes are short and are arranged with eight vertically and with two front points canted forward ...

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Grivel G10 New Classic 2009

£90.00

The very flexible plate and the substantial thermoplastic cradles make the Grivel G10 New Classic an ideal crampon for winter hill-walking. The 10 spikes are arrayed well to deal with moderately angled snow and the odd venture onto ice. There’s 3D relief stamping throughout for extra strength too. The crampons are supplied with nifty Grivel AntiBott anti-balling plates, which pop ...

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Kahtoola KTS Aluminium 2009

£90.00

Ultra-lightweight 10-point approach crampons, designed originally to fit on fell-running and approach shoes, Kahtoola KTS Aluminiums will also fit on walking boots, thanks to the clever independent heel and toe strapping system, and a spring steel plate. Similar in layout to the steel version these aluminium crampons spikes are short and are arranged with eight vertical and with two front ...

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Grivel Air Tech New Matic 2009

£90.00

The Grivel Air Tech New Matic is a well-thought-out and very capable crampon. The 12-point arrangement has a mix of long and short spikes with serrated back edges. This spike set-up is perfect for both snow and ice, but will also cope with prolonged movement over rock and mixed ground. There’s 3D relief stamping throughout for extra strength too. The ...

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Camp Alpax

£95.00

This is a technical ice axe, so it can be used for belaying when climbing steep slopes with a rope. The head can be changed if needed too and a matching hammer version is available. The shaft is precurved, which helps with placements of the pick when climbing, but this is also useful when placing the shaft while walking. The ...

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Petzl Charlet Vasak Leverlock

£95.00

Petzl Charlet has introduced a new range of crampons that feature a number of modern developments. Firstly they weigh in at a very respectable 936g, which is lighter than some competitors. They are made of steel too, unlike lighter aluminium alloys that lack the durability of heavier crampons. For added strength you get 3D stamping throughout. There are long 12 ...

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Black Diamond Venom

£100.00

This ice axe is 530g (50cm), which is a low weight for the features; interchangeable pick; ergonomic head grip; rubberised shaft grip; leash provided with padded wrist loop; precurved shaft for easier placement in snow slopes; beautifully finished; very well-balanced; superb all-round mountaineering axe; technical rating so it can be used for rope belays. But very high price tag.

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Black Diamond Venom hammer/adze

£100.00

This is a low-weight ice axe that can be used as a pair with a hammer or adze head for steeper snow and ice-climbing. You get an interchangeable pick as well as an ergonomic head grip. The shaft is rubberised towards the spike for a better grip. There is a leash provided too with padded wrist loop and easy adjustment. ...

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Grivel Air Tech Evolution 2009

£100.00

The Grivel Air Tech Evolution is a beautifully constructed general ice axe. The cast head is a work of art and is armed with a sculpted adze that will cut steps with ease, and a pick that has a full set of aggressive teeth. The shaft has a clearance bend, a recessed rubber grip and is tipped by a well-shaped ...