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Flying into chch? Hopefully a forum member can help out and lend you one!

:yaeh am not durnk: Probably unlikely to find one to hire until you get close to the snowy place you plan to go then!

A lot of outdoor shops in mountainous SI tourist areas (Dunedin, Qtown, Wanaka, Mt Cook etc) hire them out, often tramping clubs have a collection which they hire out cheap to members (or friends of...

Yup, thats pretty much it - most common slip is your feet sliding out from under you so if your axe is on uphill side you are in the right position to put your weight over it and self-arrest, or...

I have an assortment of Black Diamond gear and like it. My lightweight walking axe is a Raven Pro, at 380g its light enough to take on the trips when you aren't sure if its worth taking one or not....