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Grivel Air Tech Racing Ice Axe

September 16, 2010 by Jonathan Rosenthal Leave a Comment

The manufacturer claims it is the lightest forged head in the world. I have no way of proving or disporving that. But one of the ways in which it achieves lightness is by using a lighter B-rated shaft that trims the ounces. In fact the Air Tech Racing comes in at just shy of 400 […]

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