This is Different
This is purpose-driven climbing equipment. We've all bought picks that don't hit the mark: ice picks that are too thick or break or wear too fast and mixed picks that do not climb ice very well and have you reaching for your beloved fresh ice picks to send hard mixed climbs. No more. Our 2mm Ice Hawk is meant for two things: make ice climbing easier and last longer than other pure ice picks. Our 2.5mm Master Scratcher is a true mixed pick. Awesome performance on ice and rock, but with 2-3x the durability of stock pure ice picks.
You Deserve Better.
Beartooth was started because we were tired of gear breaking in the mountains. We knew it could be done better. Whether you push hard in the alpine or are beginning your climbing journey, you deserve gear designed to perform in the most abusive environments. You deserve a company that stands behind its products. That's why our pitons are backed by a lifetime warranty.
Climb Safer, Climb Harder.
The mountains are ambivalent to your presence, and it is up to you to navigate the objective hazards. Storms, avalanches, and rockfall are enough to deal with, so why add to that by worrying whether you will get solid protection or a safe anchor at the end of your lead? We all want to climb safely and push climbing at our own levels, so do it with the superior tools.
Our pitons work where nothing else will. Better materials and design enable you to break through chossy seams and protect iced up cracks. They are your get-out-of-jail-free card, whether that's forging upwards or getting back down safely.
Let customers speak for us
One of the founders responded via email the day I sent a detailed question about the mixed picks. He was prompt, detailed, and honest in his answer. And clearly stoked about making these products! The picks look very well made: looking forward to testing them outside soon.
Fantastic delivery and service from Beartooth. Highly recommended
Amazing picks. Fantastic delivery and service from Beartooth. Highly recommended
Gear arrived quickly and appears well made. Looks awesome and fit without modification. I will be putting them to the test on some rock hard ice and looking forward to seeing how they hold up on every pitch I thow at them!
The picks look fine on my Nomic but no ice yet to check them out. Look forward to doing this.
These look amazing. I have only been scratching at my brick wall for the moment but I can already tell these picks would bring me to the end of the world and back.
I am new to using beaks and pitons, and initially reached out to Beartooth with questions about their products -- I heard back from Charlie in less than 15 minutes of my message and had a great conversation about my current climbing and what Beartooth pitons best suited where I am. I've had limited use on the standard pitons/beaks so far, but look forward to putting them through their paces this winter mixed/ice season. The pitons have reduced my pucker factor by at least one logarithmic scale since I trust them so much. Wearing the Beartooth bear shirt has increased my climbing by a solid grade level. I'll be back for Beartooth picks and anything else they put out!
Shirt is awesome and fits great. Stickers rule and I am excited to test out the piton this weekend in the Selkirk Mountains!
More useful and versatile than other peckers and beaks out there. Definitely more durable it seems! Haven’t aided with them but they are great to pound in choss for some pro. Got the classic bot alpine set and it can still be considered ultralight in my book
I’ve used these heavily over the last couple months, along the with regular Beartooth piton, and they are definitely a huge upgrade over anything on the market. Anyone who does much alpine or traditional mixed climbing knows how essential beaks are, but the ones we’ve used for years all have their flaws: the Moses offerings are heavy and lack teeth for icy placements, the BDs bend distressingly easily and just don’t last, DMM’s don’t fit super thin cracks and are hard to clean. These solve all those problems: lighter, far more durable, a range of sizes to fit the thinnest cracks, and a design that makes them bite into icy and marginal seams, while remaining easy to clean. The only beaks I plan to buy for a long time!
Have yet to use the beaks but the Do Not Conform climber riding a bear shirt is absolutely epic and good quality. Will update once the beaks see some climbing.