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07.01.2011 01:19    Comments: 0    Categories: Climbing  Mountaineering  Ice_Axes      Tags: black-diamond  

Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axe - Specification

Length - Weight 50, 55cm - 13oz / 377 g
60 ,65cm - 14oz / 392 g
70, 75cm - 15oz / 422 g
Pick shape Classic/neutral tip
Material(s) Stainless-steel head
Spike/Aluminum 7075-T6 shaft
Best use Mountaineering
   
   
   
   
   
   


Pros
  • Lightweight
    - you barely even realize your holding it because of the weight
    - light easy to carry when not in use
  • Comfortable grip
    - agronomical head grip outdoes other ice axe
    - the head has a T cross section to give your palm a large pressure surface for slamming the spike puppy home in dense snow
  • Good balance
    - the steel head and spike are balanced by an aluminum shaft meaning you won’t be weighed down, but your tool won’t look like something out a woody-the-woodpecker carton if you accidentally swing into rock
    - the head is designed with an aggressive pick and large hole for a carabiner
  • Safe
    - you will feel completely safe with this ax
    - construction on the Raven Pro is second to none and you'll immediately feel confident while gripped in your palm
  • Ergonomic 
    - this axe is well designed and well built
Cons

  • none

Best Uses

  • Mountaineering
  • Snow Climbing
  • Glacier Climbing
  • Mountain safety

Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axe - Pictures Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axel - Left side view Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axel - Right side view



Black Diamond Raven Pro Ice Axe - Video

 
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