Black Diamond Viper

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The Viper is an ice tool made by Black Diamond. It has an average rating of 4 stars (out of 5), based on 1 user review.

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From Backcountry.com:
"The Black Diamond Viper Ice Tool delivers cutting-edge performance for ice, mixed, and alpine climbing thanks to an extremely versatile design that works with or without leashes. In addition to a detachable Fang for leashless security, the Viper includes a Strike pommel that screws into one of two shaft positions and allows easy matching for a variety of hand and glove sizes. Black Diamond built this ice tool with a hydroform shaft to increase stiffness and clearance while reducing overall weight. The Viper Ice Tool comes with either a micro-hammer or micro-adze to give you alpine-ready performance while maintaining a low profile for ultra-technical climbing."

From Oregon Mountain Community:
"With superb balance, leashless capability and an optional integrated leash, the Black Diamond Viper is a technical, all-terrain tool. It offers the greatest clearance of any technical Black Diamond tool due to its minor axis shaft orientation. Each tool is equipped with the Viper Fang, a lower attachment that cradles your hand. It fights the pump along with a smaller, dual-density, hourglass grip. For hard ice climbing, use the optional integrated Viper Android Leash, and for running it leashless, attach the optional Viper Strike upper grip attachment. CEN- T certified. Laser Pick included. Patented. Which Ice Axe is right for you?"

From Moosejaw:
"Free Shipping. Black Diamond Viper Ice Tool (Fall 2009) The Viper Ice Tool by Black Diamond has evolved with a new hydroformed shaft to increase stiffness and reduce weight, while maintaining exceptional clearance. Hydroforming uses pressurized water to expand the Viper's shaft into its uniquely stiff, yet lightweight shape. With superb balance, leashless capability and an optional integrated Android Leash, the Viper goes most anywhere. Comes equipped with our Viper Fang and Strike, to cradle your hands for precise gripping when going leashless. Laser Pick included. Patented."

From Campmor:
"Black Diamond has proudly released the next evolution in this technical, all-terrain tool with a new hydroformed shaft to increase stiffness and reduce weight, while maintaining exceptional clearance. Hydroforming uses pressurized water to expand the Viper's shaft into its uniquely stiff, yet lightweight shape. With superb balance and leashless capability the Viper goes most anywhere. Comes equipped with the Viper Fang and Strike, to cradle your hands for precise gripping when going leashless. Laser Pick included. Patented. Weight: Adze: 1lb 7oz Hammer 1lb 6oz"

User Reviews

Viper
Reviewed by STW, Sep 25, 2006

"Great ice tool for pure ice climbing. Even with the add on features (fang, . . . ), it's not as good as the new specialized tools for dry tooling. And, with their curved shafts, they lose some of their usefulness in alpine settings. You can get by with your Vipers just about anywhere; but they're really in their element on pure waterfall ice."

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