Ice tool

The Grivel Tech Machine has a steeply bent shaft and an ergonomic grip built for technical drytooling and ice climbing. The pick tapers from a thick 5mm down to a hair-thin 2. The aluminum head has a big clipping hole that makes it a cinch to rack at belays.

It swings similar to the Petzl Nomic and feels about the same weight. The non-adjustable grip is ergonomic and has a hard-plastic cover with sticky rubber. The easily clippable spike is nice to clip for overhead protection when placing screws. The aluminum shaft is very rigid vertically, but has some flex on mixed horizontal. The rock pick is angled more for drytooling and can accept an adze or hammer.

The tool is also available in carbon as the Tech Machine Carbon. The tool bridges the gap between the popular Nomic and its predecessor, the Ergo, offering more utility than ever as a specialist tool, made for everything from steep ice to overhanging dry tooling and mixed climbs. It takes the head and shaft of the Nomic and adds a much beefier, more aggressive handle design for steeper climbing, pick stability and more relaxed hang time. The nicely curved shaft provides clearance for hooking over bulges without the knuckle bashing.

For climbers who use the Nomic and would like a more advanced and versatile tool, the transition to the Ergonomic will feel easy. Strip the weights and they become one of the most advanced drytooling tools out there. The shape of the weights is optimized for slotting the pick in cracks, they work like wedges that help you pull through cruxes. The Ergonomic feels like an extension of your arm or steep ice and rock. The highly-anticipated new generation of the Nomic was released two years ago with a number of upgrades.

The new tools come 20 grams lighter, despite the added hammer and stainless-steel spike to the bottom. One of the first things we noticed was how well balanced they are.

The lower handle adjusts to three sizes with an Allen key. The upper handle is rubberized, so no need for additional grip tape. The shape of the tool and wider handle makes holding them anywhere along the shaft comfortable.

The removable hammer is included with the tools and can be stripped off to minimize weight for dry-tooling. The serrated stainless-steel spike on the bottom of the tool has a connection point that is compatible with most tether systems. We first started by machining custom milling tools to meet our customers special demands. Today, we have grown our services to include:. Every job needs the right tools to finish on time at the lowest cost.

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Close Menu Request a Free Mill. I would put them on the same line with Petzl Quarks, just find the handle with finger guard and they would be just perfect for any type of climbing. For the money they give the most universal of these ice axes and i just love them a because of that. Although their usage… Full review. My Nomic is a Fusion.

When leashless became the new game and all the companies started pouring out new axes to go outside and overhang on mixed routes, and when we all started needing more clearance from our ice axes Black Diamond invented the Fusion.

For 5 years now give or take they taken me everywhere. Best tool ever made for dry tooling? Yes, after a few tweaks. I started by adding micro hammer heads, always useful for putting in the "once in a while" pitons. And hockey… Full review. I have tried a variety of tools through the years.

My 4 favorites, you will see a review on each. The Simond Chacal with interchangeable tips not uncommon these days was one of the leaders of time gone by. Quality and durability equals my other three favorites too. Nice feel, relatively easy with the right tools to change the tips. Easier to do at the top or start of a climb but possibly mid climb too. Strongly recommend taking a Craftsman Combination Wrench and grind the open end off then… Full review.

I'll preface the five star rating by saying that I have never owned an off-the-shelf ice tool that performed this well without any modifications. Most of the tools listed above specialize in either ice climbing or mixed climbing, but the Nomic performs at the highest level for both ice and rock. Full review. Great ice tool for pure ice climbing. Even with the add on features fang, And, with their curved shafts, they lose some of their usefulness in alpine settings.