Re: Camp Corsa review

The last sentence of the review recommends for himself the Raven -- it's
only 2 oz more too:

http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/shop/climb/ice-axes-piolets/raven-ultra-ice-axe

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On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Roleigh <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Camp Corsa review<http://bedrockandparadox.com/2012/09/17/camp-corsa-review/>
>  via Bedrock & Paradox <http://bedrockandparadox.com> by DaveC on 9/17/12
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>  <http://bedrockandparadox.com/2012/06/11/go-anyway/img_6197/>
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> The Camp Corsa is light.  10oz flat in 70cm. It self-arrests and belays
> pretty well. If that is all you need in an axe, which is to say you’ll
> carry it a lot, use it occasionally, and climb with it hardly at all, then
> the Corsa will suit you well. If you plan on climbing with it, which might
> include cutting steps or self-belaying in any position other than piolet
> canne, you will want a different (real?) ice axe.
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> <http://bedrockandparadox.com/2012/09/17/camp-corsa-review/img_7243/>
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> Fixing any of the shortcomings of the axe would require adding weight.
> See the difference between the pick and adze of the Corsa, above, and the
> Black Diamond Raven.  The short Corsa pick doesn’t self-arrest any worse,
> but the lack of length and thickness does mean that the Corsa hardly works
> in piolet ancre.  Rather than locking, the pick shears out.  The adze is
> also useless, save as a hand rest or for digging catholes.  The lack of
> heft in the axe is part of the problem, but the shape shows that for Camp
> this part of the tool is largely vestigial.  You could clip in to the head
> of the Corsa, but if you’re ever in that position you’ve done something
> wrong.
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> A good rule of thumb is that if you’ll be wearing a harness, you should
> have something else in hand.
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> <http://bedrockandparadox.com/2012/09/17/camp-corsa-review/img_7245/>
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> The spike of the Corsa, again compared with the Raven, is meant to save
> weight. For dragging while glissading it works dandy. For plunging in
> softer snow the simple design is quite adequate. When plunging in harder
> snows you’ll have to work pretty hard, in conditions where the Raven
> penetrates easily.  Sharpening the aluminium helps, but that job will dull
> quickly.  No clip in point for the Corsa, obviously.
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> The Corsa claims to be the lightest certified ice axe on the planet, and
> as of this writing that is the case.  It fulfills its spec admirably.  The
> question to ask is whether the weight savings are for you worth the price
> and performance compromises.  While fine for most of what I do, my answer
> on the last count is no.  I’m selling the Corsa<http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=68360>,
> and will replace it with another Raven.
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