↑ 159: SMC Himalayan

• Made in USA [ca. 2005].
• 490x235 mm.
• Weight: 675 g.
• Aluminum Shaft.
• Shaft: 35x24 mm.
• Fixed Head with carabiner hole.
• Hammer: 50(l)x31(w)x32(h) mm.
• Hammer head.
• Curved Alpine pick with a negative-clearance chisel tip and with 9 ventral teeth.
• Pick: 140(l)x24(h)x7(t) mm.
• Triangular plate spike.
• There is a slot in the pick for wrist loop webbing.
• Made for alpine climbing and light ice climbing, the Himalayan's narrow pick allows for positive placements in steep ice. There is a vibration dampening connection between the head and shaft.
• The vibration-dampening connections at the head and spike are covered by U. S, Patentent Patent #4432404.