Ice Climbing Equipment

BCA Tracker DTS Avalanche Beacon

Backcountry Access Tracker DTS Avalanche BeaconThe Tracker remains the easiest avalanche beacon to use, especially for beginners. This beacon isn't as sophisticated as some of the others on the market, but reliably yields fast search times.Read reviews for this beacon.Back | Beacons | Snow Safety / Tools Main Page

Black Diamond Deploy 7 Shovel One Color, One Size

Black Diamond's outside-the-box design makes their Deploy 7 Shovel extremely fast and idiot-proof for times when it matters most. It even earned the 2006 Couloir Design Innovations Award. The Deploy 7 Shovel's curved shaft collapses into the blade for a small package that fits easily into your touring pack, and it extends to lock into place with a quick pull. The shaft's trapezoidal shape ensures it doesn't rotate and come apart from the blade at the worst time. No more digging thorough your pack for separate pieces or dealing with frozen, over-complicated attachments.

Product Features

• Shaft Material: 6000 Series aluminum
• Blade Material: 6000 Series aluminum
• Length Attached: 26.8in
• Length Detached (Handle): 18.1in (collapsed and connected)
• Blade Size: 10.3 x 15.75
• Telescoping: Handle collapses into blade
• Weight: 1lb 9oz
• Recommended Use: Avalanche safety
• Warranty: 1 Year

Yaktrax Walker

Yaktrax WalkerThe Yaktrax street crampon hit the market recently and people went nuts for it (here's what they're saying). The patented coil system grips ice and snow with 360° traction, at once digging into the terrain and pinching into it to give you ultimate stability when walking or running. Unlike the spiked systems, the Walker is lighter and more compact and won't damage surfaces the way spikes do! It's great for everybody who lives in or visits the mountains. Even if you only vacation once a year, you'll be glad you have these easy crampons when you're walking into town for dinner or strolling around shopping. The size chart below is accurate. Our size 9 and 8 female testers both wore a small. If you're still married to the traditional spike, we carry the Sure Foot Get-A-Grip Cleats.Our staff says: ""The Yaktrax are a must!"" - Amy, who just got a cast removed from her wrist!SkidLock coil system: hand-wound to give you 360 degrees of traction lets you walk naturallyEasy On/OffAbrasion-resistant steel coils10 times the gripping points as spiked-based systemsFits over almost any shoeNot meant for technical useSM: W 6.5-10 / M 5-8.5MED: W 10.5-12.5 / M 9-11LG: W 13-15 / M 11.5-13.5

Grivel Air Tech Racing Ice Axe

The Grivel Air Tech Racing Ice Axe is ideal for mountaineers searching for the lightest possible tool without sacrificing the strength and durability of a genuine, hot-forged steel head. The Air Tech Racing Ice Axe weighs only 14.1oz and is still durable enough to take the abuse that alpine climbing and mountaineering dishes out. Its hot-forges pick and adze take a beating that would reduce most lightweight ice axes to scrap metal. Updated with a slightly curved shaft, the Air Tech Racing Ice Axe is now easier to use for self arrest and clears ice bulges better.

Product Features

• Material: [Shaft] Extruded aluminum; [head] hot-forged steel
• Length: 48cm, 53cm, 58cm,66cm
• Shaft Rating: B
• Recommended Use: Alpine climbing and mountaineering
• Weight: 14.1oz Warranty: Lifetime

Black Diamond Spike Protector

Quickly adjustable translucent TPU protectors for ice axe spikes. Fit most any ice tool on the market.

Black Diamond Deploy 3 Shovel One Color, One Size

Check out the Black Diamond Deploy 3 Shovel if you want a design that's light, small, fast, and simple. Couloir Magazine was so impressed they gave it their 2006 Degisn Innovations Award. The Deploy 3 Shovel's handle collapses into the blade for a tiny 17.3in package that's entirely self-contained. Just give the handle a pull, and its trapezoidal shape ensures it slides and locks into place. No more messing with frozen buttons or handle parts buried in your pack. In addition to this Black Diamond shovel's amazing simplicity, it weighs only 20oz, making it a great choice for alpine climbing and lightweight backcountry tours.

Product Features

• Shaft Material: 6000 Series aluminum
• Blade Material: 6000 Series aluminum
• Length Attached: 24.8in
• Length Detached (Handle): 17.3in (collapsed and connected)
• Blade Size: 14 x 8.5in
• Telescoping: Handle collapses into blade
• Weight: 1lb 4oz
• Recommended Use: Avalanche safety
• Warranty: 1 Year

Kahtoola KTS Crampon

Use the Kahtoola KTS Crampon with your trail runners, backpacking boots, or snowboard boots for grip in icy conditions. Its innovative, flexible traction system aggressively bites into sketchy terrain. Kahtoola made the KTS Crampon's ten-point gripping system from strong anodized aircraft aluminum or virtually indestructible Chromoly steel. Quick-release buckles make getting in and out of the Kahtoola Traction System a smooth process. The 3/4-inch points maintain a natural stride and reduce snagging, whether y hiking, adventure racing, ice-fishing, or salting the driveway. And at 19 ounces per pair for the aluminum, the KTS Crampons won't weigh you down.

Product Features

• Material: 7075 T6 Aluminum or 4130 Chromoly steel
• Number of Points: 10
• Attachment Points: Toe, heel
• Attachment Type: Straps, buckle
• Recommended Use: Hiking, non-technical mountaineering, winter walking
• Weight: [Aluminum] 19oz (540g); [Steel] 23oz (662g)
• Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year

Irvis Crampon by Petzl

When ski touring and glacier travel is on your mind every season, Petzl's Irvis Crampons are there to provide 10-point stability that is simply unrivaled Angled front points for better ice penetration and Antisnow plates to reduce buildup so you can plan your adventure without worrying if your crampon can take it Features: 8 points under foot including flat front points for good holding power 2 central points angled at 45 degrees function as both lateral and holding points Penetrate the ice easily with the tapered front points Easy to adjust without tools to precise half-sizes Change from semi-rigid to articulated mode with the linking bar system Particularly suited for small sizes CE to UIAA certified Specifications: Weight: 1 lb 12 oz Material: steel Type: semi-rigid or hinged Binding style: strap

Stubai Ultralite Universal Crampons

Waterfall Ice: Jeff Lowe's Climbing Techniques DVD by Jeff Lowe

The great Jeff Lowe gives detailed instruction on the techniques that have taken him to the top of the sport in Waterfall Ice: Jeff Lowe's Climbing Techniques He covers mental and physical preparation, gear, protection, crampon techniques, mixed rock and ice and much more Features: The DVD is divided into six parts: hardware and equipment; an introduction to waterfall ice; advanced waterfall ice; boots and clothing; mixed rock and ice; and beyond technique Also features Harry Berger showing perfect leashless climbing technique Specifications: Length: 3 hours