Blue Ice
At Up and Under, we proudly stock Blue Ice – the French brand redefining modern mountaineering gear. Founded in 2008 in Chamonix, France, Blue Ice designs lightweight, minimalist equipment tailored for alpine climbers, ski mountaineers, and backcountry explorers. All products are tested in the harsh environments of the Mont Blanc massif and the Rockies to ensure elite-level performance.
Driven by a passion for purity, functionality, and sustainability, Blue Ice creates gear for those who climb not to conquer, but to connect with the mountains. Whether you're tackling icefalls, glacier routes, or technical rock, Blue Ice offers the perfect blend of innovation, ethical manufacturing, and refined design. From harnesses and ice axes to packs and crampon-compatible accessories, Up and Under is your trusted UK retailer for Blue Ice gear.
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Harfang ABS
The Blue Ice Harfang ABS are a pair of TPU anti-balling plates for Harfang crampons. They will prevent snowballing and keep you from losing traction in any snow conditions.
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Spike Protector
The Blue Ice Spike Protector is compatible with all Blue Ice axes as well as most others available on the market. It will keep the tip of your ice axe sharp and keep your equipment protected from damage.
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Pick Protector
The Blue Ice Pick Protector has been designed to keep the head of your ice axe sharp and your equipment protected from any damage. It is compatible with all Blue Ice axes as well as most other brands on the market.
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Hydra Leash
The Blue Ice Hydra Leash is quick and easy to clip on and has been designed to secure all types of ice axes - even the most technical ones. It is lightweight and features two wide open gate karabiners that quickly attach to the harness with a simple lark's head knot, which avoids any loss of tools. The 360-degree ball-and-socket swivel in combination with the strap length allows the ice axes to be freely manipulated without the risk of entanglement.
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Sender Chalk Bag
The Blue Ice Sender Chalk Bag has been made using the excess fabrics that are leftover from the production of their lightweight backpack range. The Sender is a super-light chalk bag that comes with a handy cord belt, it has been updated with new ergonomics and a brush loop for the new season.
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Stache 90L
The Blue Ice Stache 90L is a super-lightweight and versatile alpine climbing backpack that has been designed for expedition use. This pack will help committed alpinists achieve ambitious projects in the most demanding environments on earth. It's been stripped down to contain only the essential features necessary for alpine use, including the ability to adjust the load volume to the individual requirements of each expedition. The Stache (90L) manages to achieve the perfect balance between being lightweight and versatile.
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Stache 60L
The Blue Ice Stache 60L is a versatile, high-performance alpine climbing backpack that offers extreme weight-savings for ambitious projects in the most demanding environments on earth. It's comfortable to carry and has the ability for the load volume to be stripped down if required. The Stache (60L) manages to achieve the perfect balance between being lightweight and versatile, without compromising elsewhere.
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Koala Rope Bag
The Blue Ice Koala is a unique and compact rope bag with an innovative design that makes it easy to move between two climbing routes. The Koala allows you to efficiently store up to 80 metres of rope, plus your harness and rockshoes. It can be worn either alone or in addition to your climbing pack and cleverly turns into a tarp to protect your ropes when it's unfolded on the ground.
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Aero Lite Ice Screw
The Blue Ice Aero Lite Ice Screws have been built with an innovative 3-tooth steel bit for technical mountaineering and are the lightest ice screws currently available on the market. The body and hanger have been made with aluminium to minimize weight, whilst the foldable crank is stainless steel. They are available in 4 lengths of 13cm, 16cm, 19cm and 22cm.
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Aero Ice Screw
The Blue Ice Aero Ice Screws are the ideal choice for technical routes, where performance, durability and weight are key. They have been built with an innovative 3-tooth tip design for quick and easy use. The tip and tube of the screw is made with steel to maintain durability and the walls are thin, which reduces the weight considerably. Colour-coding easily indicates the length of the screw.
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Harfang Alpine Crampon
The Blue Ice Harfang Alpine Crampons have been designed to fit all mountain boots with front and rear welts. It has two attachment systems; automatic and semi-automatic. Both the front and rear rails are equipped with an antibott system and the front rail is asymmetrical to offer maximum performance and balance. The Harfang Alpine Crampons come with a handy storage bag that can attach to the waist belt on your backpack for quick deployment when needed.
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Harfang Enduro Crampon
The Blue Ice Harfang Enduro Crampons offer the perfect balance of durability, packability and weight. They have a chromoly steel front, secondary and rear that are connected by a flexible main textile strap. This system allows the user to mount it in the most suitable position, based on the application and geometry of the boots. The Harfang Enduro has been designed to fit any boot with a heel welt and includes the 2 front bail systems; full automatic and semi automatic which are easily interchangeable.
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Akila Hammer
The Blue Ice Akila Hammer is the ideal tool for climbers/skiers who want to climb faster and lighter with a very technical and robust ice axe. It's the first B/Type 1 ice axe to achieve such high level of technicality in the ultralight category. The shape of its chromoly steel ergonomic head is studied for optimal anchoring regardless of the surface to forge ahead. Its casted hammer offers a fitting surface to hit pitons in all terrains.
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Akila Adze
The Blue Ice Akila Adze is the ideal tool for climbers/skiers who want to climb faster and lighter with a very technical and robust ice axe. It's the first B/Type 1 ice axe to achieve such a high level of technicality in the ultralight category. The shape of its chromoly steel ergonomic head is studied for optimal anchoring regardless of the surface. Its adze provides a wide enough blade to quickly clear snow to place your ice screw.
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Dragonfly 26L
The Blue Ice Dragonfly 26L is a climbing pack built using a mesh based carry system, with ultra-static mesh to provide breathability. It has asymmetrical stretch pockets for easy on-the-go access and a secure dual axe carry with a laminated pick tunnel. The fabrics used in this pack are weather shedding and all the zippers are water resistant.
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Cuesta Adjustable Harness
The Blue Ice Cuesta Adjustable is a multipurpose harness with a sleek, slim design that offers complete freedom of movement with a minimal weight. Featuring four ice clipper loops to allow multiple ice screw racking options and high-quality materials throughout, this harness is a great choice for committed climbers and is compatible with even the most challenging ice lines.
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Women's Cuesta Harness
The Blue Ice Women's Cuesta is a multipurpose rock-climbing harness that's been specifically designed to meet women's fit requirements (higher waist and larger thighs). Featuring a sleek, slim design with a laminated waist belt and elasticized leg loops, this harness offers complete freedom of movement with a minimal weight. It also has four gear loops: two front with rigid insert for ease of clipping and 2 back, flush for backpack compatibility - This is the harness to carry everywhere you go.
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Cuesta Harness
The Blue Ice Cuesta Harness is a multipurpose rock-climbing harness dedicated to confirmed and committed climbers. The sleek, slim design with laminated waist belt and elasticised leg loops offers complete freedom of movement with a minimal weight (285g). Its tie-in points are reinforced with high tenacity nylon sheet to ensure a really high durability of the harness.
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Octopus 45L
With its 45 litre volume, the Blue Ice Octopus rucksack is a minimalist and versatile climbing pack that can carry all your gear for the day: you will always have easy access to it thanks to its large opening in the back. Its high tenacity Nylon fabric material with foam lining makes it extremely resistant to wear and friction.
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Helmet Holder
The Blue Ice Helmet Holder is for attaching your helmet while safeguarding its inner liner. This Helmet Holder by Blue Ice is designed to fit any type of ski, climbing or mountaineering helmet: its four adjustable attachment points allow it to be secured to any Blue Ice backpack or any other model.
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Pick/Adze Protector
Compatible with all Blue Ice axes and with most ice axes on the market with their adjustable elastics, these blade and adze protections will keep your ice axe sharp and protect your equipment.
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Bluebird Ice Axe
The Blue Ice Bluebird Ice Axe is primarily a classic lightweight ice tool that will be ideal for mountaineering, alpinism, expeditions and ski mountaineering / touring and secondly the Bluebird Ice Axe is a thing of true beauty.