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Wearing this helmet seems like a joke, but Petzl doesn't make jokes and this helmet is the real deal. This helmet is incredibly light, super breathable and exceptionally comfortable. In winter, under a shell, the helmet keeps your head cozy. Durability wise, it holds up pretty well squished in a backpack. On the downside, the magnetic buckle is sometimes finnicky and the rear size adjust is difficult to use with gloves on.

The Petzl Gully might be the secret sauce for remote ice climbs. Lighter than a lot of standard piolets, this axe climbs as well as its heavier cousins, though there isn't always the knuckle clearnace you'd like on super featured ice. Sticks are solid in all kinds of ice and the pick shape is good for a few moves of mixed, though because the picks aren't replaceable, their sustained mixed use probably isn't recomended. Overall, this is a great axe for the occasional or remote ice pitch.

This is a pretty good alpine focused harness. The waist belt is comfortable and the gear loops work pretty well, though gear tends to bunch up together when the loops are super stuffed. Also I wish it had ice clipper slots behind all the gear loops as the slots in front of the gear loops don't do much good. That being said, I've only ever needed two ice clippers, positioned between the gear loops, and that works great on this harness. The biggest issue is that with extended handing the leg loops become super uncomfortable. Overall this is a good harness for ice climbing and and objectives that require a light, but not super comfortable harness.

These the ice screws that others are measured against. They work great, cutting through the ice without binding or stopping. If they get stuck, stop, you've hit a rock. The carabiners holes are appropriately sized, I haven't had a carabiner that refused to fit and they super easy to clip with most carabiners, a real plus on the sharp end. On the down side the coffee grinder handle isn't as bright as Petzl's and they aren't as light as any of the aluminum/steel hybrids, but overall these are great workhorse ice screws that will serve you well.