good and bad

By Matt Oakley Ranked #49 - Ice Climbing May 11, 2009

These tools have good and bad as with any tools. For me they are more bad than good.

I like the metal spike above the handle, its solid and sticks to the ice well. The geometry is ok and the clearance is good on the tools, matching is good on them too.

I don't like the handles, they are poorly shaped and my hands ache to hold onto them for very long. the geometry is ok but I find they are sometime hard to hit the way I would expect them too. I much prefer my Vipers leashless over these tools.

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