This Ice Axe Hack Keeps Your Hands Warm
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Ice Axes, when made of metal, will conduct the cold from the snow and environment around us. There are options that are less conductive, like carbon fiber, but we may want to keep using a robust metal axe for use with certain techniques. So, what can we do to reduce the cold from that axe that is freezing our hands?
The star of this video, axe wise, is the Petzl Gully, which my kids use all the time and I use in steep terrain.