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Description
Grivel X Monster Ice Tool. All the accepted rules about climbing equipment were upset during the 2004-2005 season by Monster. Lots of Grivel competitors tried to stop this stampede even using underhand methods. But the concept was right and today the less extreme X Monster has arrived. The shaft is slightly straighter and the grip is better for vertical walls - the Monster on the other hand was perfect for overhangs - its multi-grip design lets the climbers imagination run wild. A thinner pick for fragile ice. A shorter pick as the continuity between pick and shaft can anchor in deep as theres nothing to stop the blade fitting in between two columns or in narrow cracks. The flexible shaft that so many climbers have recently discovered makes anchoring into cracks, including non vertical ones, easier and safer. Just remember the progress made on changing from rigid to flexible vaulting poles The rear is almost a hammer shaped like nuts, ideal for anchoring and torqueing in larger cracks on mixed t
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Review
Review by: tyify, 2006-04-16
A great beginner tool into the world of leashless climbing. Been climbing on it one season now and have loved it. Mixed/ice it goes anywhere. The picks are hard and thin and seem to stick in most things. The reason I give it a 4 vs a 5 is because of the weight. This sucker is heavy. The cost though is very cheap...you can buy 2 tools for the price of one of the others! I like these tools a lot!