Beautifully designed lightweight Alpine axe for technical mountaineers looking for an axe that will swing well in steeper snow & ice while still offering excellent self-arrest function on easier ground. The one-piece stainless steel head features an interchangeable Classic pick that will stick well in snow/ice & the strong & durable 7075 aluminium shaft has dual-density grip & comes complete with Lockdown leash.

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Recommended binding: Tyrolia Peak 12
Package price: 640

Wheres it going to be skied: A mix of everything


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Where’s it going to be skied? The Venture is a big, powerful ski that’ll take you pretty much anywhere. The 96mm waist is ...

With convenient organization compartments, enough room to fit a magazine & 4 anti-theft features, this discreet travel bag will give you the peace of mind to get on with your travels. Features e Xomesh slashguard panels, slashproof adjustable shoulder strap, snatchproof shoulder strap & tamperproof zippers. ...

The Venture Safe 50 is idea for securely carrying your digital camera, mobile phone, or mp 3 player as well as credit cards & cash while sightseeing & exploring. Features e Xomesh slashguard panels, slashproof adjustable shoulder/neck cord & tamperproof zippers. ...

WHAT WE SAY:
Although its the first priced board in the range dont look at the Venus as an entry level board, because that would
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Nick Bullock was a prison officer working in a maximum-security jail with some of Britain's most notorious criminals. Trapped in a world of aggression & fear, he felt frustrated & alone. Then he discovered the mountains. Making up for lost time, Bullock soon became one of Britain's best climbers, learning his trade in the mountains of Scotland & Wales, & travelling from Pakistan to Peru in his search for new routes & a new way of seeing the world Ð & ultimately an escape route from his life inside. ...

Lake District Bouldering is the long-awaited guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Written by Greg Chapman, one of the pioneers of bouldering in the Lakes, it features almost 3, 000 individually numbered problems & dozens of variations & linkups at over 70 venues. Greg created the Lakes Bloc website in 2003 with the sole aim of providing the very best online information relating to bouldering in the Lakes & surrounding areas. Lake District Bouldering builds on Lakes Bloc & brings together this huge amount of information in a comprehensive guidebook for the very first time. This guide is split into five sections: South-East, South-West, North-East, North-West & South Lakes Limestone. Featured crags include old-school venues such as the Langdale Boulders, the Bowderstone, Woodwell & Armathwaite; recently developed areas such as the Harter Gold Boulders in Dunnerdale & the Stirrup Stones in Wasdale, & nationally significant spots including Carrock Fell, . .. ...

Mountaineering in the Ecrins Massif showcases the Ecrins' most beautiful summits through a selection of the area's best lower grade snow, rock & mixed climbs. Authors Frederic Chevaillot, Paul Grobel & Jean-Rene Minelli have chosen 25 classic Ecrins routes
- graded between F & AD
- that have come to be regarded as classics due to their quality, their altitude or, simply, their easy access. These routes provide the essential pleasures of mountaineering: getting off the beaten track, enjoying the pure mountain air & delighting in the charms of the high mountains. Most of these routes are at the boundary between hiking & technical alpinism & should be within the capabilities of any fit hiker-mountaineer. Routes & peaks featured include: the Aiguille du Goleon; the north ridge of the Aiguille Dibona; the south ridge of Pic Coolidge; the north-east face of the Meije Orientale; & the traverse of the Barre des Ecrins ridge, plus many more. Each route features a detaile...

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Mountaineering in the Mont Blanc Range showcases the most beautiful lower grade snow, ice & mixed climbs (F to AD+) in the seemingly inexhaustible Mont Blanc Range. The routes described in this book should be within the capabilities of almost all mountaineers. Reflecting all recent changed topographical conditions due to the steady glacial retreat created by climate change, authors Jean-Louis Laroche & Florence Lelong have selected 36 climbs from across the range, which are easily accessible from well appointed mountain huts, useful telepheriques & mountain railways. The routes described are an ideal introduction to the climbing in this magnificent area. They are on snow or mixed ground &, distributed among the main glacier basins, they will enable you to visit a representative selection of summits along the full length of the range. Among them are some of the finest classics, including: the North Face of the Tete Blanche; the Whymper Route on the Aiguille d' Argentiere; the Cosmiques Ridge of the Aiguille du Midi; the Normal Route, Contamine-Grisolle, & Chere Couloir on the Mont Blanc du Tacul; & of course a choice of routes on Mont Blanc itself.each route features a detailed & comprehensive route description, a sketch map & a route summary detailing the start point, difficulty, timings, height gain, best time of year & the gear required. Beautifully illustrated with photos that show both the lie of the land & also the haunting beauty of the fabulous peaks of the Mont Blanc Range, this guide clearly indicates alpinism's continued popularity to climbers of all ages. ...