↑ 177: Charlet Moser #2 Special

• Made in France [1940s–1950s].
• 79x27 cm.
• Ash shaft.
• Fixed Head.
• Straight adze with straight edge.
• Straight Alpine pick with a neutral-clearance chisel tip and with 3 ventral teeth.
• Round spike.
• This is an older axe with a straight pick and a simple round spike.
• Charlet-Moser #2 and #3 axes were made in the 1940s and 1950s. The #2 was full-size, while the #3 had a shorter head intended for women.

↑ 122: Charlet Moser Super Conta

• Made in France [1972].
• 70x29 cm.
• Ash shaft.
• Fixed Head with carabiner hole.
• Straight adze with curved edge.
• Straight Alpine pick with a neutral-clearance chisel tip and with 4 ventral teeth.
• Round fluted spike.
• This unusual design incorporates a carabiner hole and a belay notch.
• The 1972 REI catalog lists the available lengths as 75-95 cm., but this one is just under 70 cm. Long.

↑ 084: Charlet Moser Pulsar

• Made in France [1980s].
• 50x25 cm.
• Aluminum Shaft with Rubber Grip.
• Full modular head with carabiner hole.
• Drooped adze with curved edge.
• Modular waterfall ice pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip and with six small tiip teeth, four large central teeth, and four notches near head.
• Double-pointed plate spike.
• Leash connected to hole in shaft.
• A nice and well-respected waterfal ice climbing tool equipped with an excellent Charlet Moser leash. Much heavier than many others, it provides a hefty swing weight well-suited for "haul off and whack" climbers. With my fine finesse style of climbing, I prefer a much lighter tool.