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Dry Tooling UK & the Tools required Dry-tooling is tough on gear, especially ice axes: picks are slotted horizontally, axes levered on underclings, dropped to the ground, etc.All of these stresses can cause invisible damage to the axe, reducing its strength. Ice axes used for dry-tooling should be reserved exclusively for this activity, and must be carefully inspected before each use: verify the integrity of all elements of the tool, from the pick to the grip. Most importantly, do not use your dry-tooling gear on adventure climbs (long mountain routes, icefalls...). The fatigue caused by dry-tooling could result in a catastrophic tool failure on a poorly protected route, or on a mulitpitch climb. Crampons: Dart Mono Point -The single front point Dart Crampons from Petzl are born from competition. For dry-tooling, extreme mixed climbing and icefall climbing the high-performance point configuration and light weight will help you to scale the wildest ice you an find. The high-performance front point is offset for greater precision, notched with a hooking point and has a second row of teeth inclinded forward for nailing the most precarious of moves. They allow for precise placement due to the horizontal structure where the foot is closer to the ice. There is a precision interface with the boot- two adjustment positions for the front wire to adhere to soles of any thickness and the wire can be offset to adapt to asymmetrical boots; they can even be screwed onto the boot for lower weight and higher precision. Axes: Future alpine historians will have to declare a winner in the competition between climbing techniques and the tools that make them possible: probably there'll never be a winner as it'll never come to an end. Following on from what was essentially a 'long stick' that Paccard and Balmat used to conquer Mont Blanc on the 8th August 1786 progress and changes have followed one after another. Every now and then the rule of the game has been upset by a revolution: teeth on the blade, banana blades, light alloy shafts, shafts with all sorts of curves, ergonomic grips. The most recent revolution, the Monster, comes to the light in 2004. Experts in competition climbing, bouldering, extreme dry tooling, total dry will immediately recognise the Monster for what it is, not a new ice axe, but the most efficient extension of their own arm for hooking on the most difficult terrains. The shaft has multiple grips for traction, swings, hand swap-overs, new positions and interpretations: all power to imagination! Forged pick with teeth at all angles, straight, inverse, into holes, onto the tiniest holds. Modern design and new-style graphics make the Monster unique, plus the multiple presentations letting everybody choose according to their own personal inspiration. And, a last final bit of news, Grivel's years of experience and huge technological capacity mean that the price is cut to half than a modern technical ice axe. As an advertising campaign could say: two for the price of one! For a full review on the monster tools read here |
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