Moun­taineer­ing equipment

Essential for taking on high mountain terrain

The term ski mountaineering encompasses skiing and alpinism. The calling to head high, to reach summits, ridges and the most spectacular vantage points, and then don your skis, often inevitably requires you to use mountaineering equipment. In order to make the right choice, you need to understand how it works and know how to use it.

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Alpinism, essential equipment

The choice of an ice axe, crampons, and a lightweight harness to always keep in your backpack is not a minor detail. And the market now offers a wide range of options, with some new releases each season

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The best mountaineering products tested and awarded by our team
2026
Ice axes
Climbing technology
Asgard
Head material: stainless steel
Weight: 435 g
2026
Ice axes
C.A.M.P.
Zenith
Head material: NiCrMo steel
Weight: 418 g
2026
Ice axes
Grivel
Air Tech Light
Head material: steel
Weight: 415 g
2026
Ice axes
Climbing technology
Arpia
Head material: stainless steel
Weight: 350 g
2026
Ice axes
Blue Ice
Akila Adze
Head material: chrome steel
Weight: 330 g
2026
Ice axes
Petzl
Glacier
Head material: steel
Weight: 320 g
2026
Ice axes
Grivel
Ghost Tech
Head material: steel
Weight: 310 g
2026
Ice axes
C.A.M.P.
Corsa Alpine
Head material: NiCrMo steel
Weight: 240 g
2026
Ice axes
C.A.M.P.
Corsa Nanotech
Head material: Sandvik Nanoflex steel, aluminium
Weight: 225 g
2026
Ice axes
Petzl
Gully
Head material: steel
Weight: 280 g
11 Crampons
2026
Crampons
Blue Ice
Harfang Enduro
Weight: 581 g
2026
Crampons
Petzl
Irvis Hybrid
Weight: 540 g
2026
Crampons
Black Diamond
Neve Pro
Weight: 394 g
2026
Crampons
Petzl
Leopard LLF
Weight: 330 g
2026
Crampons
C.A.M.P.
Skimo Pure Nanotech
Weight: 592 g
2026
Crampons
C.A.M.P.
Skimo Nanotech
Weight: 470 g
2026
Crampons
Salewa
Alpinist Pro
Weight: 830 g
2026
Crampons
Grivel
G-Rider Skimatic EVO
Weight: 642 g
2026
Crampons
Grivel
G10 New Classic Evo
Weight: 806 g
2026
Crampons
Blue Ice
Harfang Tour
Weight: 360 g
8 Harnesses
2026
Harnesses
Petzl
Fly
Weight: 130 g
2026
Harnesses
Grivel
Himani
Weight: 146 g
2026
Harnesses
Edelrid
Loopo Air
Weight: 49 g
2026
Harnesses
Dynafit
DNA
Weight: 67 g
2026
Harnesses
C.A.M.P.
Alp CR
Weight: 94 g
2026
Harnesses
Blue Ice
Choucas Light
Weight: 89 g
2026
Harnesses
Black Diamond
Couloir
Weight: 135 g
2026
Harnesses
Climbing technology
Altimate
Weight: 145 g