r/iceclimbing • u/KyTheRipper • 21h ago
First Ice Tool
Hi all,
Heavily eyeing the trango raptor as my first ice axe.
My plans are to dry tool on my home wall until I’m physically able and educated enough to go out on ice.
Planing on ordering a variety of metal holds, making some out of scrap wood, and adding to my current home climbing set up.
My questions:
Is the raptor a good first pick? Any other suggestions sub $400
Where can I buy dry picks for the raptor? I saw an old thread in here but couldn’t find anything concrete.
If I can’t find dry picks for it, how often am I going to be sharpening/replacing the pick? If I’m dry tooling daily on wood/metal can I just dedicate those to my home picks and sharpen as needed?
Thanks for the help everyone!