Adventure racers, through-hikers and gram-counting climbers love lightweight axes, and it's imperative that they be lightweight, easy to pack and virtually unnoticeable while carried. Trouble is, most racing axes feature fragile aluminum heads that can bend or break if you use them to chop steps or swing into ice. Steel heads may provide the durability, but only at the cost of lugging that extra weight. What's a racer to do?

The answer is our Lite Mountain Axe, featuring a lightweight, titanium head! Weighing in at 16 oz. (60cm), this axe is significantly lighter than steel, but vastly more durable than aluminum, providing the very best balance for racers, through-hikers and any mountaineer that wants a full-strength piolet without the weight of a steel-headed axe.