DMM Flux

As a lifelong mountaineer, my favourite activities are scrambling, including “scrambles in the Alps”. As a materials scientist, I appreciate the marriage of materials, form and function, especially towards ultralight designs. The Flux rightly priortizes a functional steel pick.
For years I have modified various ice-axes - towards shorter lengths - and carried one in my pack. In UK scrambles, turf ledges are regularly encountered between rocky pitches and a brief axe placement can aid security. In winter conditions, a standard axe is normally sufficient, but this short Flux provides a 4th point of contact with an icy slope, while adding minimal mass.

As a lifelong mountaineer, my favourite activities are scrambling, including “scrambles in the Alps”. As a materials scientist, I appreciate the marriage of materials, form and function, especially towards ultralight designs. The Flux rightly priortizes a functional steel pick.
For years I have modified various ice-axes - towards shorter lengths - and carried one in my pack. In UK scrambles, turf ledges are regularly encountered between rocky pitches and a brief axe placement can aid security. In winter conditions, a standard axe is normally sufficient, but this short Flux provides a 4th point of contact with an icy slope, while adding minimal mass.