DIY Ice Axe Leash in 60 Seconds, Half the Price, Fall-Loads Rated
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Store-bought ice axe leashes can be expensive. And their lack of fall-rated materials mean you can't safely use the leashes as part of an anchor set-up or as part of a rescue system, like for a crevasse fall. Here is a quick and easy alternative that costs you no more than the price of a triple-length runner and no more time than the time it takes to tie three knots.
These ice axes shown are the Petzl Sum’tec and the Camp USA Corsa Alpine, and the runner is the Mammut Contact Sling 180cm 8.0mm.