How to use Black Diamond ice tool and ice axe correctly, warnings, care, maintenance, transportation, inspection, lifespan and retirement with instructional pictures. Note: This is page one of document for English instruction, page two has instruction in other languages.
Viper Hammer 2014
Description
A technical, all-terrain tool, the Black Diamond Viper makes the perfect daily driver for ice and alpine climbing. The Viper is built with a hydroformed shaft to increase stiffness and reduce weight, while maintaining exceptional clearance and balance.
Hydroformed shaft for clearance, weight savings and strength.
Laser pick, Viper Strike and Fang included, modular head design.
Removable upper and lower pommels.
Shaft CEN-T certified, patented.
Pick is CEN-B.
Retail price
US$ 239.95
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Weight (g / oz) | 625 g / 22.05 oz |
| Length (cm) | 50 cm |
| Head Details | Hammer (pair: Viper Adze 2014
) 2 Screw adjustment |
| Ice Rating | Pick: B / Type 1 Shaft: T / Type 2 |
| Picks | Included with the tool: ICE PICK Other Picks Available: Ice+ Pick Mixed Pick Alpine Pick |
| Pommel & Grip | Upper Pommel: Removeable Lower Pommel: Removeable Grip Size: 1 size fits all (not adjustable) |
| Materials | Pick: Chromoly Steel Head: Stainless Steel Shaft: Aluminum Grip: TPU |
| Certification |
CE, UIAA |
Ice Pair Reference
Picks it comes with
Interchangeable Picks
Ice Tool Acces. Ref
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Enter the Black Diamond Viper, a high-tech all-terrain tool. Available with either hammer or adze, this fully modular unit is as functional and reliable as your longtime partner, perhaps more so. Weighing 1 pound 5 ounces (for the hammer), the Viper is light and well balanced. It swings in a natural arc, and, when fitted with the stock Laser pick, knifes cleanly even into brittle, sub-zero ice. The pick is tough, too. I torqued the bejeezus out of it numerous times and it didn't break. If you intend to use the tool more for rock than ice, simply outfit it with the thicker and toothier Fusion pick ($36.95), which can stand up to more sharpenings and works better for stein-pulling.
Hydroforming Technology of Viper and Fusion Ice Tools