Black Diamond Viper Vs Petzl Quark

It s totally a matter of personal preference between the two get your hands on one of both get some swings in and see which feels better.

Black diamond viper vs petzl quark.

In this video tim walks us through a few different types of ice tools and explains the strengths and. A very rough estimation of head weight in ascending order would be. Weighing 1 pound 5 ounces for the hammer the viper is light and well balanced. This is going to be a bit of a comparison between the petzl nomic and the fusion.

New topic reply to topic. With so many options out there it can be tough to choose an ice axe for ice climbing. A lakeland climber on 24 feb 2011. Simond piranha grivel x monster black diamond cobra grivel quantum tech petzl quark black diamond viper dmm rebel.

Overall the sum tec self arrested similarly to the black diamond venom while the grivel evolution or the petzl summit evo offered superior performance. Coops 13 on 24 feb 2011. For pure steep ice i prefer the nomic. Petzl provides the nomic with their 3mm ice pick and black diamond provides the fusion with their 4mm fusion drytooling oriented pick.

Dmm rebels or petzl quarks or bd vipers. I have been using both now for the last three years these are my conclusions. It swings less like a battle ax fusion being the battle ax and the pick sticks more securely but yet is easy to remove. It you are drytooling or hitting rock with your picks i have found that black diamond picks wear just a little bit faster.

Enter the black diamond viper a high tech all terrain tool. This topic has been archived and won t accept reply postings. Both black diamond and petzl offer amazing products. Of note is that the newest petzl ice climbing tools 2010 quark nomic and ergo have a removable weight located on the pick.

The major differences between the two brands is that black diamond offers more light modes including the useful red light mode. Honestly it all comes down to the feel vipers are far more head heavy which makes them penetrate ice with less force but are a little less precise than the quarks.