Nomic Ice Dry Tooling Ice Ax - PETZL The NOMIC Petzl technical ice ax is the reference for ice climbing, waterfalls, Dry tooling. Perfectly balanced, equipped with weights, it provides an exceptional swing.Hydroformed "T" handle offering optimal grip in the middle of the handle for snow corridors.The tapered PUR'ICE blade allows effective anchoring in all ice.The geometry of the ice ax and the double handle offer several gripping modes, as well as stable hand changes. Equipped with a minimalist hammer, the head is protected and allows you to hit a piton again. Completely modular, the ice ax can be optimized according to the race or your preferences. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS : - Hydroformed "T" handle for optimal grip in the middle of the sleeve in the corridor. - PUR'ICE blade, refined at the end (3 mm), offering excellent penetration in all types of ice, including the hardest ice. - Notched on the upper part, it provides stable support when the ice ax is turned over, - Optimized inertia and striking quality, thanks to the MASSELOTTES. - Offset low handle to protect the hand from contact with the ice and provide more comfort when suspended, - High overmolded and bi - material handle providing excellent grip, while insulating from the cold. - Fully modular head allowing the technicality of the ice ax to be adapted to the race. - Delivered with MINI HAMMER to protect the head and fix the pitons. - With no accessories, the ice ax is lighter for the practice of dry tooling (only 500 g). - Overmolded GRIPREST NOMIC hand rest adjustable in three positions to adapt to all hand sizes, including with large gloves. - The lower part has a toothed stainless steel tip to improve support when the ice ax is used as an ice axe - cane. - Material(s): aluminium, steel, glass fiber reinforced plastic. - Supplied with PUR'ICE blade, MASSELOTTES, MINI HAMMER and GRIPREST NOMIC support wedge. - Weight: 585g. - This product has been manufactured in accordance with the requirements of EC regulation 2016/425 for PPE (category 3) according to standard: EN 13089: 2011 + A1: 2015 UIAA 152: 2013