The Grivel G1 mountaineering axe offers one of the best values for an ice axe that I’ve seen. It’s a simple, classic mountaineering axe with a steel head and above average pick, and an adze that ...

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When Japanese scientists wanted to learn more about how ground stone tools dating back to the Early Upper Paleolithic might have been used, they decided to build their own replicas of adzes, axes, and ...

The Pulaski was created in the years just following the 1910 Big Burn by U.S. Forest Service Ranger Ed Pulaski. Pulaski combines combines an axe and an adze in one head. Wikipedia The Pulaski was ...

I had reason recently to use my trusty Collins Axe axe/mattock to break ground for daylily plantings along the Assabet River Rail Trail. This is a handsome tool, what with a 36-inch-long fiberglass ...

Designed for classic mountaineering, the SUMMIT ice axe offers an excellent balance between price and performance. It is lightweight and offers good anchoring performance of both the head and the ...

Analysis of an axe that is more than 9,000 years old, found at Ireland's earliest burial site, in Co Limerick, has shed light on the ancient burial practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors.

Between 7530 and 7320 BCE, a funeral took place on the banks of the river Shannon in what is today County Limerick, Ireland. Now, more than 9000 years later, the site provides a window into the burial ...

Head The head of the ice axe or tool is what you’ll want to pay most attention to when making a purchase. The head consists of the pick on one side and, depending on the axe or tool, the other end can ...