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Brand: GRIVEL
Online Retailer ID: 210232753
Located in: All Outdoor Gear, Climbing Gear, Ice Tools, Picks & Leashes
The innovative X-Monster is a powerful, leashless ice climbing tool. Its shaft style is especially effective at vertical walls and anchoring; multiple handle positions allow easy manipulation; the thin, short pick is ideal for fragile ice and narrow cracks. All at a very reasonable price versus the alternatives!
Great value, awesome performance
By andy the ice addict
from Southington, CT on 2/7/2007
from Southington, CT on 2/7/2007
Pros:
Ergonomic, Good Balance, Great pick design, Price
Cons:
Secondary grip painful
Best Uses:
Ice mixed climbing
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
You can't beat the fact that this is as good or better than the other top tools, and costs more than half the price of most. I love the narrow head, it's perfectly jammable in cracks on mixed routes. Notably, it has the best swing feel of any tool I've tried. I think it's due to the weight being distributed better since the pick moves less when it hits the ice. It always goes where you want, the first time. The only improvement I could see is to have a rubberized grip instead of plastic. They should include 3m tape to keep the rubber shaft grips in place.