↑ 177: Charlet Moser #2 Special

• Made in France [1940s–1950s].
• Ash shaft.
• Shaft: 35x22 mm.
• Fixed Head.
• Straight adze with straight edge.
• Adze: 65(l)x60(w)x1(curve) mm.
• Straight Alpine pick with a neutral-clearance chisel tip and with 3 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 155(l)x27(h)x8(t) mm.
• Round spike.
• Spike: 65(l)x12(d) mm.
• 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].
• Ash shaft.
• Shaft: 35x23 mm.
• Fixed Head with carabiner hole.
• Straight adze with curved edge.
• Adze: 69(l)x57(w)x4(curve) mm.
• Straight Alpine pick with a neutral-clearance chisel tip and with 4 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 155(l)x30(h)x6(t) mm.
• Round fluted spike.
• Spike: 59(l)x12(d) mm.
• 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].
• Aluminum Shaft with Rubber Grip.
• Shaft: 33x21 mm.
• Full modular head with carabiner hole.
• Drooped adze with curved edge.
• Adze: 64(l)x62(w)x5(curve) mm.
• 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.
• Pick: 135(l)x30(h)x4(t) mm.
• Double-pointed plate spike.
• Spike: 35(l)x27(w)x4(t) mm.
• 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.