should consider packing a lightweight aluminum ice axe. Need a gear compromise? Huetter recommends the Black Diamond Whippet, a removable ice axe pick that attaches to a trekking or ski pole.

In episode four of Shred Hacks, De Le Rue demonstrates the correct use of ice axes: the 'classic way', hacking the blade point into hard pack or ice, or the 'powder way', burrowing the handle into ...

I mean, everyone knows that when there’s snow on the ground you can’t be seen leaving the car park without an ice axe of some sort strapped to the outside of your pack and some nice sharp crampons ...

A. Regulations vary from airline to airline, but generally speaking, you’re not permitted to pack an ice axe in your carry-on luggage. You might be able to pack an ice axe in your checked ...

In episode four of Shred Hacks, De Le Rue demonstrates the correct use of ice axes: the 'classic way', hacking the blade point into hard pack or ice, or the 'powder way', burrowing the handle into ...