The Seattle Ice Axe Murder

[Fairweather]

Lock up your tools, old guys! Sheesh.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/say-what-now-woman-pleads-not-guilty-of-fathers-ice-axe-murder-over-leaving-lights-on-election-results-video/ar-AA1uG8WC?ocid=BingNewsSerp

[JasonG]

And, if you haven't yet, go leashless.

[Fairweather]

Historically, there seems to be a correlation between politically-motivated murders and ice axes.

[olyclimber]

Damn.  
 

 

[Fairweather]

Just a rumor--totally unconfirmed. Sources are saying it was an older model MSR Sumner with an illegal rubber-coated shaft. Again, no confirmation on this. Early reports incorrectly claimed it was an orange fiberglass Stubai with a glide ring and a "snap link" still attached. 

[olyclimber]

My parents have a couple of those ones with the rubber.

 

in all seriousness, that is a terrible story.  

[Fairweather]

It has all the elements of a Seattle Tragedy.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

Did it have a bump stock?

 

[Fairweather]

No, but it may have had "certain features" that rendered it really scary to REI shoppers.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

black ice axes are especially scary

[Fairweather]

Black Ice Matters!