Complete Ice axe blowout 

After an amazing ice season, including my first climbing trip to the Canadian Rockies, I'm just finally accepting it's rock season. Why'd you have have to go and stoke the ice climbing part of my brain!

Super short ice axe handle might not be completely dumb. DMM makes one like that, the Flux. It's 35cm long. Also, I remember seeing that Kilian Jornet cut a Camp Corsa down even shorter to basically just use for daggering

Great video, again! But there’s one thing I’m not sure you explained right: The curve of a shaft doesn’t make it „T“ rated, it is its strength and its ability (same with the pick) to be cranked on in mixed or drytooling situations. At least that’s what I read about in a DAV (German alpine club) publication. Furthermore I’d like to add that the best ice tools, the same as the best (rock climbing)-shoes, are those you’re familiar with. There’s no use in the fanciest new stuff if you don’t know how it’s going to react to the input you give in or how they feel when they’re just about to give way. And just to add: I was very happy seeing the cobras. I bought a pair second hand for getting into ice climbing, the older version with the orange metal shaft. Just to find out out afterwards that they’re exactly what I might need for what I have in mind for the next years. The are accompanied by a grivel air tech evo, the predecessor of the sum‘tecs spot. But does anyone know, wether the picks of the newer version will fit the older versions head? (Will ask this on Reddit too, drives me a bit nuts)

Thanks for your comprehensive video. It is hard to think of a question that you did not answer. They only thing that comes to mind: when to put your axe on a leash and when not to do that?

One of your best videos Ryan!

I love the title of this video 😂 Hope you’re doing well man

great video, thank you!! v much appreciated how you break down the tool pairings by climb and season too. I know you mentioned dry tool cragging can get more specific but out of your quiver do you think the reactors (or nomics) would be the best fit?

I am aurprised you didn't mention Quarks, is that necause your Conras fit the same niche?

You got any advice for last 3 weeks of training for a Mt baker 6 day course? I have mild plantar fasciitis right now and haven't done any muscular endurance training, just strength and z1/2. I'm mildy in shape.