Grivel Air Tech Evo with Long Leash

Very smart-looking alpine-type lightweight axe with a one piece hot-forged steel head, making it light, balanced and solid. The G-bone shaft with lateral grooves allows greater strength with a lower thickness of metal, thus saving weight, and for an excellent ergonomic grip along the entire shaft, with the rubber grip making it more comfortable to use on steeper terrain. The curved shaping optimises clearance and control on technical terrain.

Ideal for classical mountaineering, lower grade Scottish winter climbs, ski touring and alpine walking.

Available in four lengths in the axe (48cm, 53cm, 58cm, 66cm). Includes Grivel's excellent Long Leash Evo with integral ferule spike protector.

Construction: One-Piece Hot-Forged Steel Head, G-Bone Aluminium Shaft, Rubber Grip, Steel Spike.
Certification: CE EN 13089, Type 2, UIAA 152.

New Axe Tests
B and T Ratings have been superseded by new EN Ratings, Type 1 and Type 2:
Both have the same test and strength requirement for the shaft strength test (which best simulates the buried axe/T-Slot technique), so either axe type can be used for belaying from the shaft in a buried axe belay. Where the differences between Type 1 and 2 become more obvious is in the lab tests that try to simulate torqueing/stein pulling and really test the strength of the pick and the pick-shaft interface, with the loads required for Type 2 tools being significantly higher.

So in summary:
Type 1: Standard walking and alpine mountaineering axes, suitable for ice axe belaying, but not designed for hard modern mixed climbing involving torqueing picks etc.
Type 2: Modern leashless tools suitable for ice axe belaying, and also designed for hard modern mixed climbing involving torqueing picks etc.

Thus it is not strictly true that Type 1 = B and Type 2 = T as both tests pass the old T shaft test and Type 2 axes are now being tested for properties that were not previously tested for.