↑ 126: Hope Alpinist

• Made in Japan [mid–1970s].
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 31x22 mm.
• Fixed Head.
• Straight adze with straight edge.
• Adze: 80(l)x48(w)x0(curve) mm.
• Straight Alpine pick with a rounded tip.
• Pick: 85(l)x21(h)x8(t) mm.
• Square spike.
• Spike: 54(l)x12(w)x12(t) mm.
• This axe has a small, lightweight head with a narrow adze.
• The original owner added fiberglass to improve the strength of the wood shaft.
• To restore the axe, I removed the fiberglass with a heat gun. Some resin penetrated the wood too deeply to be removed.

↑ 166: Hope Tokyo Alpinist

• Made in Japan [ca. 1960].
• Wood Shaft.
• Shaft: 31x22 mm.
• Fixed head.
• Straight adze with straight edge.
• Adze: 75(l)x57(w)x0(curve) mm.
• Straight Alpine pick with a pointed tip.
• Pick: 160(l)x23(h)x9(t) mm.
• Triangular spike.
• Spike: 62(l)x13(w)x10(t) mm.
• This axe has a small, lightweight hand-forged head with a narrow adze.