Every now and again I see folks on volcanoes with really long ice axe shafts, for the most part they usually just get in the way when they're on the backpack and catch on tree branches and other stuff. For the most part we don't need axes that long any more, especially if you have trekking poles, so here are some reasons why all the modern climbers have smaller axes now.

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