Ice axes
Product 2019
Woman, Man

Blue Ice Hummingbird

Here is a tool developed for Alpine activities, the Blue Ice Hummingbird ice axe. It is designed for those looking for equipment that is the lightest possible, coupled with assured safety for difficult terrain (or that of another climber).

It also means preserving toughness that instills confidence in an ice axe.

While some ice axes are versatile, others are made from extremely light materials and are only for specific uses.
The Blue Ice Hummingbird ice axe is one of these.

This is a beautiful object with its silver-colored shaft, adorned with a refined tandem head and Titanium pick. The entire piece weighs as much as a Smartphone …

 

You don’t need to be a genius to know that it isn’t designed for dry tooling, ice climbing and icy slopes.

 

It has its uses as a safety tool for sports such as ski touring, ski mountaineering, with snow as the base.

 

 

It conforms to the standard CE/EN 13089 like many other ice axes that are a lot heavier.

 

Used correctly in its range of uses, practices and appropriate terrain, you can have total confidence in the handle’s toughness. Okay so it may lack the inertia for hitting and handling. This requires a little more hand and arm’s strength, but the thin blade penetrates very well. The fairly narrow blade doesn’t rip out monstrous chips. This may be enough to create a small platform, or notches, which are useful for foot holds and progressing on some short and steep passages when sometimes your grip on the edge of the shoe’s sole is sometimes not brilliant (especially if you forgot your crampons …).

It fits comfortably in your hand when using for walking. The shaft’s contemporary curve is carefully done. Its beveled pick is covered with a plastic cap, and it sinks in well if the snow is not rock hard, to provide a reliable belay point. Its lower part has a slight sandy finish which limits your hand sliding when used for swinging.

 

The front part of the head is openwork. It allows you to put a carabiner or strap for belaying. There’s a hole drilled at the base of the shaft also for connection.
It comes with head and adze protection, which are both aesthetic and effective.

Knowing its limits, we used it for long, particular and precise mountaineering routes. Short and rocky routes with short passages on snow (for example, approach and/or return) that require having this specific safety equipment by promoting less energy expenditure and increased speed.

 

It comes in two shaft sizes 40 and 50cm (ski-mountaineering competitions: 50cm).

Blue Ice offers you the unique possibility of engraving a few words to personalize it and increase the pleasure of offering it as a gift (see the brand’s website under the ice axe section).

 

Blue Ice is always true to its philosophy of designing very “light” products while preserving their functionality. For the Blue Ice Hummingbird, if you accept its somewhat limited use, you have an extremely light ice axe for using on snowy terrain, including ski mountaineering. In this context, there is no reason not to buy it!

"Blue Ice is always true to its philosophy of designing very "light" products while preserving their functionality. For the Blue Ice Hummingbird, if you accept its somewhat limited use, you have an extremely light ice axe for using on snowy terrain, including ski mountaineering. In this context, there is no reason not to buy it!"

Rating

  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  • HAND HOLD
    7
  • PRECISION
    6
  • GRIP
    7
  • RECREIVED QUALITY
    8
  • WEIGHT
    10

Price : 180

Overall Rating

7.60

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