When you brake with an ice axe, your head is tucked in to the slope and your heels up to prevent you from tumbling down the hill. Hence the recommendation for a helmet! If you don't bring a helmet, I'd leave the ice axes at home, they're dead weight.
The microspikes are dead handy on icy paths though, good buy! I have a set myself for general meandering.
I'll follow your blog with interest!
Aye, I know what you mean. The axes are ultra light though, and there are only a couple of places where one might be needed. the main place is the snow chute leading up to Foresters Pass;
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By the way I lived in Norway for over 10 years. I lived further south in Langesund & Porsgrunn. Can hardly remember any Norwegian now though. We went back for a holiday last year and it was great. Went back to the south coast and up to Hardangervidda where we used to spend a lot of time.
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