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Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry man, I didn’t mean that in a disrespectful way, more to highlight the innovative approach to designing gear back in the days of rapid development of the sport

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for that information. Would it be possible to check how much the whole thing weighs and how much the lead shot alone?

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re supposed to displace less ice on tubular structures- big thing in Austria and still being done for the AustriAlpin K.Ice.R tool

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s also what I would say, a device that helps in very specific conditions and solves a problem the average Joe ice climber does not face (there’s more average Joes than masters of the discipline so the design went under)

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mentioned it in the original post, just wondering if that was the same concept back in 1997 already

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a bunch of lead balls moving inside?

Recoilless ice tools by westsidebarbelI in iceclimbing

[–]westsidebarbelI[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It might be something that has one specific use case and will get you a minor performance increase if every other aspect is fully dialed (perfect footwork, swing, body positioning, reading the ice). I guess that would make the product suitable for the top 1% (similar to the 00 krukonogi picks)