Black Diamond Viper Vs Petzl Quark

This is going to be a bit of a comparison between the petzl nomic and the fusion.

Black diamond viper vs petzl quark.

It you are drytooling or hitting rock with your picks i have found that black diamond picks wear just a little bit faster. This topic has been archived and won t accept reply postings. Dmm rebels or petzl quarks or bd vipers. For pure steep ice i prefer the nomic.

Of note is that the newest petzl ice climbing tools 2010 quark nomic and ergo have a removable weight located on the pick. Coops 13 on 24 feb 2011. 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. Simond piranha grivel x monster black diamond cobra grivel quantum tech petzl quark black diamond viper dmm rebel.

The major differences between the two brands is that black diamond offers more light modes including the useful red light mode. Petzl provides the nomic with their 3mm ice pick and black diamond provides the fusion with their 4mm fusion drytooling oriented pick. 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. Overall the sum tec self arrested similarly to the black diamond venom while the grivel evolution or the petzl summit evo offered superior performance.

Weighing 1 pound 5 ounces for the hammer the viper is light and well balanced. Both black diamond and petzl offer amazing products. Both offer long battery life illuminating lights hinges to aim your light and are reliable even in the most remote locations. A very rough estimation of head weight in ascending order would be.

With so many options out there it can be tough to choose an ice axe for ice climbing. Enter the black diamond viper a high tech all terrain tool. A lakeland climber on 24 feb 2011. 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.

It swings less like a battle ax fusion being the battle ax and the pick sticks more securely but yet is easy to remove. Available with either hammer or adze this fully modular unit is as functional and reliable as your longtime partner perhaps more so.