idahohikker
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I'm going to purchase an ice axe soon for alpine hunts. I've been looking at sizes. What do you recommend?
I am leaning towards the actual height-based recommendation for ice axes for mountaineering rather than the trend some guys go with here of the long ones that are almost trekking pole size. The reason is I've seen it recommended that you use the smaller size for manuevering in the case of actual need to stop a fall. I do think the long ones would be a little too unwieldly self arresting. I would use a trekking pole in the other hand and I'm normally pretty okay with one trekking pole on more mild terrain.
I appreciate your thoughts.
I am leaning towards the actual height-based recommendation for ice axes for mountaineering rather than the trend some guys go with here of the long ones that are almost trekking pole size. The reason is I've seen it recommended that you use the smaller size for manuevering in the case of actual need to stop a fall. I do think the long ones would be a little too unwieldly self arresting. I would use a trekking pole in the other hand and I'm normally pretty okay with one trekking pole on more mild terrain.
I appreciate your thoughts.