Description

First, A Simond "Chacal" 45cm hammer, 825g, once cutting-edge but of course totally supplanted by all sorts of newfangled Vipers, Venoms, Hydras and other such. Classic pick is unused (because last time out I broke one), and an extra (unused reverse-curve) pick is included. Spike guard and a comfy Climb High leash also included. Your friends may smirk when you show up with this tool, but at beginner/intermediate levels you'll keep up with them just fine. Besides, the price is right. $30 Second, a Charlet Moser "Multimanche" ice axe. 60cm, 825g. Not a general mountaineering axe, but rather a convertible tool designed for climbing steep ice in its short, curved-shaft mode, general mountaineering with its straight, longer handle. Pick and adze were also changeable, the whole arrangement similar to the Pulsar model. All that aside, I've only got the one configuration as shown in photos. Length is about right as an all-around axe for many people--long enough for self-arrest without evisceration, but also capable on vertical glacier or water ice. Again, clearly not up to modern mixed climbing standards, but maybe neither are you. Grip tape, classic pick, leash, Has seen some use, but nothing extreme and no abuse. $40 Reason for sale: been a while since I was able to do any of this stuff. I'm keeping my first axe (MSR Thunderbird with a loooonnnnggg handle) as a souvenir, and a featherweight Raven for general use, if any. See my other ads for ice, snow, and a bit of rock gear.