Camp Corsa Ice Axe Review

The camp usa corsa ice axe is quite possibly the lightest weight ice ax in the world weighing just 8 8 oz 250 grams in a size 60 cm length.

Camp corsa ice axe review.

Camp corsa 14th february 2015. Its design makes it one of the lightest in our review and one of the lightest weight cen b rated axes on the market. This thing only weighs 7 2 ounces. Despite its 100 aluminum design it s more versatile than we originally thought.

Ski mountaineers and other alpine travelers needed an ultralight mountaineering axe so camp usa created the 7 2 ounce corsa ice axe. This is all the ice axe you need for any mountaineering objective that doesn t require a technical ice tool. Usa corsa excels at mountaineering adventure racing and low angle glacier travel. The camp corsa nanotech is a unique ice axe unlike almost any other on the market.

This review is part of our ice axes gear guide and was first published in the february 2018 issue of the great outdoors. Camp picked up gold award at 2020 ispo for their new race corse ice axe. This is the ice axe for when you don t need an ice axe. Quite possibly the lightest ice axe in the world c a m p.

The key to this ice axe s low weight is all aluminum construction. What makes the corsa nanotech so unique is that it is nearly 100 aluminum including its head most ice axes have steel heads making it insanely light 8 7 ounces. While it performs poorly at anchor construction chopping steps or for anything that involves using its micro sized adze it climbs steep ish snow and self arrests fine as long as conditions aren t too firm. Given its low weight the corsa ice axe does not perform well for chopping steps pounding ice or climbing in steep terrain.

Although the corsa ice axe isn t the tool of choice for steep alpine or ice climbing the aluminum pick gets the job done well on hard. Or at least for when you are unlikely to need an ice axe. The lightest ice axe in the world. After few years of loosing ground to its competitors camp has came back to reclaim the prize for the lightest ice axe in the world.

Available at rei 100 satisfaction guaranteed. The new blue corsa race weigh feathery 185 grams at 50cm. There is simply no reason to own or consider using a more traditional heavier ice axe even for trips that involve mostly glacier walking. It will be in stores later this year.

No that s not a typo. However if you want the lightest option for self arrest in moderately steep terrain combined with snow anchor options and securing a traverse the camp usa corsa is the best lightweight ice axe.