Petzl

Aztar Ice Axe

You don't have to sacrifice performance to shave weight from your ice tools, just turn your attention to the Aztar Ice Axe and light your load. The thin 3mm pick gives you first-swing sticks without fracturing a bunch of ice in the process, so you waste less energy on big alpine terrain. Petzl went with a low-profile rubber handle gives you plenty of grip without compromising plunging performance. Basically, you get everything you need without a single useless gram.