[pct-l] Ice Axe length.

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

All the responses you've gotten seem to have been straight from the book of choosing an ice axe length.  That is what you should do if you go to a store to buy your axe.  However, if you're trying to buy the axe via the web or by mail, you're stuck.  A 70 or 75 cm axe should be just fine.  I think my Camp is 70 cm and is a little short for my taste, but it was the longest that they make.  I'm 6'4".

Suge

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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> What range of size should an ice axe be for a hiker that is 6', 3" tall?
> Thanks,
> -NaborJ
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