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| rezist15. 07. 2014 22:08:53 |
Thanks for the answer 
Selling new one for 150€ if anyone wants...
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| snork15. 07. 2014 22:27:35 |
Are you selling one or two?
Regards Klemen
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| Kozaki19. 02. 2019 11:52:17 |
Hi
Deciding on buying an ice axe and currently have in narrow selection:
-Petzl Quark
-Grivel The Light Machine
Would ask for opinion and recommendation if anyone has experience with the mentioned ice axes.
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| Zebdi20. 02. 2019 08:23:19 |
Surely there should be some more discount, because in Iglu they have them for 142 EUR
Otherwise it completely depends on the purpose of use. Quark has a more curved shaft and is super for ice climbing. This Grivel seems like a more versatile tool, but true, I have no experience with it.
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| Viper20. 02. 2019 08:37:09 |
Kozaki
Decide which ice axes to buy based on the purpose of use.
Grivel is a versatile tool. Steeper candles you'll climb harder with them than with quarks.
Quarks are for more demanding tours and waterfalls.
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| SamoK21. 02. 2019 09:44:09 |
Administrator, can you please invite matej29 to pay for ads for his products, instead of sneakily joining the debate like he's just one of the hikers with experience.
The law also prohibits this.
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| SamoK21. 02. 2019 10:03:58 |
I find it a bit strange that someone buying a climbing ice axe would ask on the forum as if this would be their first ice axe purchase at all ....
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| Zebdi21. 02. 2019 10:09:48 |
Well, it's possible. Although usually questions are between comparable models - e.g. Viper vs. Quark... etc.
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| rozymavasrad21. 02. 2019 11:09:10 |
Attention if you're deciding to buy one ice axe (singular?) Quark is out of consideration. Look at a hiking ice axe, length according to your size.
If you're deciding to buy tools (pair of climbing ice axes for harder couloirs and waterfalls) then the choice really starts. On English forums you have quite a few comparisons available. I would choose ice axes based on:
1. purpose of use (couloir-possibility of sticking shaft in snow, ice-thickness of picks, curvature+possibility of installing leashes, alpine routes-something in between)
2. hand size with glove, go try in the store, swing feel (some ice axes are friendlier to larger hands)
3. price
4. brand
5. other things
LP
ps ask a friend to show you how to use an ice axe, with that you test the model too. Even better go to an alpinism school and rent different ice axes the first year.
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| Kozaki21. 02. 2019 13:33:19 |
I'll use the ice axe mainly for help on ascents in steeper couloirs. Vertical climbing doesn't interest me yet. A few times I had a rented ice axe (completely straight and curved models) and partially curved models were much better for me and especially more usable on steeper terrain. But I haven't had a Quark yet to know how curved it is, that's why I asked.
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| Zebdi21. 02. 2019 14:00:30 |
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| Kozaki21. 02. 2019 16:16:28 |
Yes I had something similar but Grivel doesn't seem any more curved to me. But it's great that it has an auxiliary loop on the shaft so you can keep the ice axe attached all the time
Steeper couloirs I can't define more precisely than that you can climb up without vertical climbing. Just that you can hold on with one ice axe, but I think sooner or later I'll go for something steeper too
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| Hammond21. 02. 2019 20:00:01 |
Same as here with ads already spamming on Hribovska tržnica on Facebook. Maybe elsewhere too. Creating multiple profiles and talking to oneself isn't foreign to many hribi.net users. Now it's being exploited for marketing too. I also suggest to Tadej/admin to delete the post with the advertising link, even more thoroughly if profiles matej29 and Kozaki too. Thanks.
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| Zebdi21. 02. 2019 22:12:58 |
Kozaki, ice axe you have attached to your hand anyway. Except when climbing you hold it by the head or by the shaft near the head anyway. My advice would be to first buy a regular ice axe a la Grivel Nepal, if you want something from Grivel. The loop is attached at the head and not on the lower part of the shaft. When you get to actually needing climbing ice axes, you'll probably need other gear too and above all knowledge how to use it.
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| redbull22. 02. 2019 04:41:49 |
They must be really steep gullies for everything to be climbed with one ice axe
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| matej2922. 02. 2019 06:40:31 |
Hello everyone, I helped the guy with an answer about the ice axe and now I only see what Slovenia is like. Here everyone wants everything deleted etc...I wasn't advertising and don't know what you're accusing me of...anyway if my link bothers you, no need to click it, it was meant for him. Otherwise I wish you all safe and reliable steps.
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| Viper22. 02. 2019 07:16:20 |
Samok, the best would be for the admin to delete you first from this forum, because it's about time since you're among the first to criticize.
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| Kozaki22. 02. 2019 07:29:24 |
Hey people. Guy wants to desperately ask for advice and now it looks like self-promotion or something.
Thanks everyone for answers. I'll try to help myself with the answers as much as possible.
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