M Two Petzl Axes – Cosmi’tec and Snowscopic First Look (Outdoor Retailer Winter Market 2005)

by Alan Dixon

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Article Summary:

The Cosmi’tec is new to the Winter OR show. It’s a classic mountaineering and glacier travel axe. But with its slightly curved shaft and tapered and recurved pick it will do a credible job on steep ice.

New to the Summer OR show was the Snowscopic, a combination axe and trekking pole.

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