Black Diamond Viper Vs Petzl Quark

Available with either hammer or adze this fully modular unit is as functional and reliable as your longtime partner perhaps more so.

Black diamond viper vs petzl quark.

Dmm rebels or petzl quarks or bd vipers. Petzl provides the nomic with their 3mm ice pick and black diamond provides the fusion with their 4mm fusion drytooling oriented pick. It swings less like a battle ax fusion being the battle ax and the pick sticks more securely but yet is easy to remove. Simond piranha grivel x monster black diamond cobra grivel quantum tech petzl quark black diamond viper dmm rebel.

I have been using both now for the last three years these are my conclusions. With so many options out there it can be tough to choose an ice axe for ice climbing. It you are drytooling or hitting rock with your picks i have found that black diamond picks wear just a little bit faster. For pure steep ice i prefer the nomic.

Weighing 1 pound 5 ounces for the hammer the viper is light and well balanced. A lakeland climber on 24 feb 2011. The major differences between the two brands is that black diamond offers more light modes including the useful red light mode. Both offer long battery life illuminating lights hinges to aim your light and are reliable even in the most remote locations.

Both black diamond and petzl offer amazing products. Coops 13 on 24 feb 2011. This topic has been archived and won t accept reply postings. Of note is that the newest petzl ice climbing tools 2010 quark nomic and ergo have a removable weight located on the pick.

This is going to be a bit of a comparison between the petzl nomic and the fusion. New topic reply to topic. Enter the black diamond viper a high tech all terrain tool. A very rough estimation of head weight in ascending order would be.

This model is cen t uiaa type 2 rated and is more than adequate for use as an improvised anchor during crevasse rescue or for belaying climbers on steep snow. 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.