Black Diamond Raven

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The Raven is a mountaineering axe/piolet made by Black Diamond. It hasn't been rated yet. Be the first to write a review.

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From Moosejaw:
"Free Shipping. Black Diamond Raven Axe (Fall 2008) Redesigned with an up to 50 gram reduction in weight, the classic Raven Axe by Black Diamond optimizes comfort and ease of use when glacier traveling and mountaineering. Like all of our piolets, the anodized shaft is built from lightweight, aircraft aluminum alloy for high strength. The investment-cast, one-piece stainless steel head is comfortable to wrap your fingers around, and the slim, neutral pick and aggressive teeth are engineered for secure self-arrest. The Raven with Grip is equipped with a Slider Leash and a dual-density, molded grip for when the going gets steep or when you need to chop steps or a bivy platform."

From Backcountry.com:
"The Black Diamond Raven Ice Axe is designed to give you the greatest comfort and ease of use possible. The ergonomic, stainless steel head has a flat top and hourglass shape at its connection to the shaft. This creates a shape that's comfortable to hang onto and allows fast transition to self-arrest. The Raven's pick shape is very secure in self-arrest and the large adze makes the dismal job of chopping a belay ledge a little more bearableYou're going to be walking for days with your ice axe. The Raven's comfortable head will make all the difference."

From Altrec Outdoors:
"Redesigned with an up to 50 gram reduction in weight, this classic piolet optimizes comfort and ease of use when glacier traveling and mountaineering. Like all of Black Diamond's piolets, the anodized shaft is built from lightweight, aircraft aluminum alloy for high strength. The investment-cast, one-piece stainless steel head is comfortable to wrap your fingers around, and the slim, neutral pick and aggressive teeth are engineered for secure self-arrest. The Raven with Grip is equipped with a Slider Leash and a dual-density, molded grip for when the going gets steep or when you need to chop steps or a bivy platform."

From REI:
"The Black Diamond Raven ice axe has a solid design that's ideal for self-arrest, chopping steps and glissading. Unique head shape offers a comfortable and secure grip that allows fast, smooth hand rotation when going into self-arrest. Curved adze is chops steps and clears snow with ease. 17-4 investment cast spike is great for glissading; it features a narrow profile for speed control and a wide side profile for stopping power. Aluminum shaft cuts weight without sacrificing strength. '07 Closeout."