I did baker North Ridge the first week of June this year and the Sumtec Adze + Quark hammer was an awesome combo since there was a ton of 40deg+ firm snow/ice simuling and some vertical ice too. I can see the sumtec + gully combo being great for routes with shorter steep sections like Fischer chimneys where the 2nd tool lives on your backpack most of the time.
Personally, I am very happy with my PETZL Summit Evo, although I have strongly considered getting Sum Tec to augment it, but I think that the Gully with hammer is a solid option as well.
My ice axe of choice is the camp corsa alpine. You mentioned getting another hammer for your new sum’tec. When do you use two hammers vs a hammer and an adze?
I know this video is pretty old so the chances of anyone seeing my comment is low, but could someone explain to me the difference between Petzl's Summit 2 and Summit Evo ice axes? The summit EVO is $20 more expensive, but seems to be virtually the exact same as the summit.. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Great tools, they swing really well especially with the head weights. Defiantly more of a climbing tool rather than an all around tool like these ones.
Question on the gully with the hammer. Because it’s a super light axe is the hammer weak? I would like to use it for summer Alpine climbing which involves pounding pitons in the Olympics. Do you think it would work or would it break?
I have one and you can pound pegs. If your routes required a lot of this it could get tiring. But for the odd one here and there it is more than enough.
I did baker North Ridge the first week of June this year and the Sumtec Adze + Quark hammer was an awesome combo since there was a ton of 40deg+ firm snow/ice simuling and some vertical ice too. I can see the sumtec + gully combo being great for routes with shorter steep sections like Fischer chimneys where the 2nd tool lives on your backpack most of the time.
Personally, I am very happy with my PETZL Summit Evo, although I have strongly considered getting Sum Tec to augment it, but I think that the Gully with hammer is a solid option as well.
Hey Ryan, you're in my neck of the woods. Thanks for the videos.
LITE RIDE its a very light axe for ski mountaineering i have one - its great but i don't use it not for SKiMo
My ice axe of choice is the camp corsa alpine. You mentioned getting another hammer for your new sum’tec. When do you use two hammers vs a hammer and an adze?
Makes no sense, why carry two of the same thing when you can carry two with different capabilities.
Great video thanks for making 🎉
Awesome video!
I know this video is pretty old so the chances of anyone seeing my comment is low, but could someone explain to me the difference between Petzl's Summit 2 and Summit Evo ice axes? The summit EVO is $20 more expensive, but seems to be virtually the exact same as the summit.. Am I missing something? Thanks!
Stache fangs!
Do you have any thoughts on the Petzl Quark?
Great tools, they swing really well especially with the head weights. Defiantly more of a climbing tool rather than an all around tool like these ones.
Question on the gully with the hammer. Because it’s a super light axe is the hammer weak? I would like to use it for summer Alpine climbing which involves pounding pitons in the Olympics. Do you think it would work or would it break?
I have one and you can pound pegs. If your routes required a lot of this it could get tiring. But for the odd one here and there it is more than enough.
Literide = Light Ride.
Petzl marketing speak, I guess.
yeah man looks like you got frozen boogers on your stash hahahah