The Cortex is a top of the range winter tool well suited to the most out-there mixed, ice, and dry tooling routes.
The exoskeleton I-Beam profile is CNC'd from a single aluminium billet, achieving an optimal strength-to-weight ratio and delivering a perfectly balanced swing. Mirroring the technology used on DMM I-Beam karabiners, unnecessary metal has been removed distributing the weight precisely and creating the striking exoskeleton I-Beam profile. The result is a perfectly balanced swing.
Upper and lower handles have a textured polymer over moulding helping with insulation and grip. The handle has a clip-in hole for Shadow, Phantom or Phantom HMS screw gates, and an attachment point accommodates cord up to 5mm diameter for clipping leashes.
This fully 'Type 2' (T) tool utilises a modular pick system. Choose from an Ice Pick (for pure water ice), Ice Tech Pick (ideal for Scottish mixed and alpine), or a tough Dry Pick (for dry tooling) depending on the task ahead.
The Cortex comes with the Ice Tech Pick, Micro Hammer, and Pick Weights as standard. However, in addition to the three different picks, DMM makes two hammers and one adze that are compatible with Cortex, Apex and Vertex tools, any of which can be retrofitted and are available separately.
- One piece I-Beam design.
- Ergonomic moulded handles.
- Modular pick system.
- Interchangeable pick and hammer.
- Karabiner and cord clip in points.
- Textured over moulding on handles.
Certificates: EN13089:2011+A1:2015 Type 2.
Length: 50cm.
Weight: c 589g.
Price is per axe.