Petzl ergo ice tool

Accessories ICE Pick for ice and mixed climbing, designed for ice axes with modular heads. Back to top. Buy Now. SKU not available - Notify me. Quantity not available. Notify me We are sorry the product you are looking for is currently out of stock.

Have an account? Log in error. Thank you! We will email you as soon as we have this product back in stock. Ergonomic, easy to manipulate ice axes that allow multiple grips and have very high anchoring qualities in ice.

Very technical, performance ices axes for ice climbing and dry tooling. Pick, adze, hammer, hand rest and leash allow the ice axe to be adapted to the requirements of the terrain. Petzl ice axes are designed for moving on different types of terrain. Each one is designed for a specific use. However, their versatility also enables efficient movement in mixed terrain, commonly encountered in alpine environments. Certain picks and handrests are also modular.

Verticality Ice Axes. Then, hang one handed from a bit of broom handle that is hanging vertically. Almost all techy mixed tools Petzl Nomic, Black Diamond Fusion have a similar grip orientation, and mid-grip pinky rests, but the Ergo takes it a bit further.

The Ergo also has a third grip rest about half way up the shaft. This grip is adjustable, so you can set it where you want. I kept it about a hand width above the secondary grip, the most useful spot for walking your hands up the tool, and within easy reach to use for switching hands on either of the lower grips.

You do need to note that holding onto the high grip can cause the shaft to shift, blowing the pick off the hold. Great, that is, if it suits your swing.

Ice tools, like rock shoes, require the right fit. This climbs well on ice and rock straight of the box, but it performs even better when you file off the first two milk teeth, which can lever the tip of the pick off the hold or block it from stabbing into small pockets.

Manufacturers either need to drop the price by half, or make a pick that will last. When you sharpen your picks every weekend, and touch them up after each burn like you should, a set of picks will last one month at the most.

With the Dry pick and without the bolt-on two-ounce head weights, the Ergo weighs 1 pound 7 ounces, two ounces heavier than the Nomic and one ounce heaveier than the Fusion. With the adjustable third rest removed, the Ergo would weigh about the same. In hand, the aluminum headed Ergo feels light because much of the weight is in the shaft. I like a light, and light-feeling, tool.