The Petzl GLACIER is a light ice axe for glacier travel. This listing is the 75 cm length, which weighs 385 g.

What it's for

A classic mountaineering axe for glacier travel and snow climbs: walking with the axe as a cane, self arrest, cutting steps, and building snow anchors.

Features

• Head: curved, with a support surface on top of the pick shaped to sit in your hand in the cane (piolet canne) position
• Pick: steel, tapered to 3 mm at the tip for anchoring in hard snow and ice
• Spike: stainless steel, for penetrating hard snow and ice
• Adze: for cutting steps
• Holes: holes in the pick and spike reduce weight and give you a place to clip a carabiner
• Shaft: grooves cut into the shaft add grip

Sizing and fit

• This listing: 75 cm
• Petzl lengths: 50, 60, 68, and 75 cm

Specs

• Length: 75 cm
• Weight: 385 g
• Materials: tempered steel, aluminum, nylon
• Certification: CE, UIAA
• Reference: U025AA03
• Guarantee: 3 years from Petzl

In the box

• GLACIER ice axe
• Protective caps for the pick and spike

Warning

The activities depicted are inherently dangerous. All users must be trained and competent in the use of the equipment for these activities.