Raven Ice Axe

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Black Diamond’s modern take on Chouinard's original curved-pick mountain axe, the Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe is a classic mountaineer's piolet that has been used on classic climbs the world over for decades. Now redesigned, the Raven is lighter, and sports an updated investment-cast, stainless steel head ergonomically improved for increased comfort while walking. The updated pick and adze geometry allow for more secure placements and efficient chopping, and the revamped spike adds better bite on those icy placements with improved plunge-ability. The durable aircraft-grade aluminum shaft is also improved with a trapezoidal cross-section for a more comfortable, better grip.

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Black Diamond’s modern take on Chouinard's original curved-pick mountain axe, the Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe is a classic mountaineer's piolet that has been used on classic climbs the world over for decades. Now redesigned, the Raven is lighter, and sports an updated investment-cast, stainless steel head ergonomically improved for increased comfort while walking. The updated pick and adze geometry allow for more secure placements and efficient chopping, and the revamped spike adds better bite on those icy placements with improved plunge-ability. The durable aircraft-grade aluminum shaft is also improved with a trapezoidal cross-section for a more comfortable, better grip.

  • Aluminum, Stainless Steel Head & Spike

  • Durable, trapezoidal cross-section, aircraft-grade aluminum shaft

    Investment-cast, one-piece stainless-steel head with a large hole for a carabiner

    Pick's curve and teeth engineered for secure self-arresting

    CEN-B certified

    WEIGHT

    [60 cm] 445 g (15.7 oz)

    [65 cm] 462 g (16.3 oz)

    [70 cm] 478 g (16.86 oz)

    [75 cm] 495 g (17.46 oz)

  • Black Diamond Equipment's history dates from the late 1950s, when climber Yvon Chouinard began hand-forging pitons and selling them from the trunk of his car in Yosemite Valley. Chouinard's pitons quickly gained a reputation for quality, and Chouinard Equipment was born soon after in Ventura, California.