When you're traveling on firm snow, an ice axe is an essential piece of gear. A certified mountain guide tells us why.

Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Rob Johnson explains the essentials of choosing and using your first ice axe and crampons for winter mountaineering. Ever year as winter rolls around, you ...

So what does an ice axe do? It’s a multi-purpose tool to improve your safety on steep snow and ice. It aids balance by providing a third point of contact with the slope. In the event of a slip ...

The ice axe that was plunged into Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky's skull during his gruesome murder in Mexico on August 20, 1940, is today among the prized exhibits at Washington's International ...

ASGARD is the multi-purpose technical ice axe designed by CLIMBING TECHNOLOGY for couloirs, moderately sloping north faces and ridges with mixed climbing. It features an ergonomic stainless steel head ...