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Hey guys,
I managed to sell off one pair of my Grivel crampons on E-bay. I still have a pair of Rambocomp Dualpoints and a pair of Rambocomp Monopoints available for $100.00 each. They have never been used. Still in the box with the wrenches. I also have a Grivel Light Wing that I want to unload for $130.00. Again, never been used. It is set up with an Easy-G Leash, Goulottes Pick and the Standard Hammer (the bigger one). Anyone interested or has any questions, PM me and we can talk.
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Hey guys,
I managed to sell off one pair of my Grivel crampons on E-bay. I still have a pair of Rambocomp Dualpoints and a pair of Rambocomp Monopoints available for $100.00 each. They have never been used. Still in the box with the wrenches. I also have a Grivel Light Wing that I want to unload for $130.00. Again, never been used. It is set up with an Easy-G Leash, Goulottes Pick and the Standard Hammer (the bigger one). Anyone interested or has any questions, PM me and we can talk.
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It may not be necessary, but if you find a steep finish it might make it more fun.
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Anyone interested in a pair of Rambos or Rambocomps, I have a couple of pairs on eBay!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3615595760&category=30107
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3615596145&category=30107
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3615596855&category=30107
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I'm surprised to see that no one has mentioned Post Falls. About half an hour east of Spokane off of I-90. You could get details about the area at Mountain Gear. I think it's better than Minnehaha.
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Ned_Flanders said:
Anybody use the new grivel alps?
I have!
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Honored by who?
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It's actually a pretty good tool. The curve is identical (and I really mean, identical) to a Tech Wing from Grivel. The overall weight is heavier than a Tech Wing, but not by much. Get rid of the leash. There are much better ones on the market. Could make a good third tool if you didn't want to climb on it too much.
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Carolyn,
I ususally carry a flask of scotch with me for situations like this. It has helped me get up some of the hardest climbs I've led. You should try it some time.
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wdietsch said:You are not the first to mention the spike on the Air Tech Racing. However, like you say, it would make the axe heavier and we like the weight as it is.
So in other words the voice of the customer means nothing ....
So, would you be willing to deal with the extra weight if Grivel added a steel spike to the Air Tech Racing?
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dbb said:
I own several grivel products, and generally like them a lot with a few exceptions:
Grivel G10 crampons- There are excellent all around crampons especially because the front points are "pointed" like the 2Fs, love the plastic new-matic strap on. my gripe is that they come out of the box so dull that it's difficult to get all the points sharp without taking off a serious amount of metal. I'd imagine the typical market for these is general mountaineering where people are just climbing snow and don't want a razor sharp set of points. Still, it's a lot of work to get a "working pair", especially now that BD is selling a simmilar product that I've heard (always a great qualifier) come sharp out of the box.
Rambo Dual pt. crampons - great crampons again, I really like the adjustable heel clip. It is great for fine adjustment between really small leathers and the beefy plastic rands. A good thing to have in this leather craze... However, I don't know why there isn't a simple conversion kit for monopoints. I know you can order a mono point kit that has a special mono front point (used to have that on my old pair), but the dual points are perfectly fine as monos. I climbed on them all last season that way after making some custom spacers. It seems like a 10-15$ bolt and spacer kit would be a real plus (especially in this mono-pt craze).
Air tech racing Axe - Havent picked up my old mountain axe since getting this. Totally love it. The only thing I would change (as others have mentioned) is the spike. A nice sharp steel spike to match the head would really round out the tool. I realize that this would add weight, thus making the BD Raven Pro look even better to the "go light" crowd, but I think the added function would make up for it by eliminating the axe's only detraction.
360 screws - Again, great design, and the marketing actually matches the function of the small hanger fitting in small spots. Racking is an issue, especially when mixing with standard hangers, so why not come up with some snazzy racking device esp for the 360?
Also, I really like my Mammut Barriovox transciever. I think the fact that it has the best and most versitle harness system out there, and that it's like 1/2 the size and weight of other transcievers, has been lost on the US market. It was also pretty hard to find locally, FF is the only one I found who had em.
The points on the G-10's (and G-12's) aren't that sharp for a reason. If you sharpen your points too much, you will just dull them out right away anyways. So, you're removing metal faster than is necessary. Points don't have to be razor sharp. Your body weight is enough to get them to penetrate.
The spacer kit is a good idea, but with the G-14 on the market now, fewer and fewer Rambos are geing sold. Plus, the G-14 comes with a spacer kit to change it from mono to dual or dual to mono.
You are not the first to mention the spike on the Air Tech Racing. However, like you say, it would make the axe heavier and we like the weight as it is.
I'll mention the racking device to Belcourt. He basically designed the BD Ice Clipper when he was there, so he may be able to come up with something for the 360's.
As for the Barryvox, Feathered Friends carries them, but so does Second Ascent, Pro Mountain Sports, and Marmot in Bellevue. Glad you like it.
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Beck said:
the antibott plate would be bigger than a cramp footprint, there would be slots at front and rear to hold retainer clamps, maybe some for the side rails of the forefoot, and the user would fit them to rails, then trim to fit. Think about it, it's not that hard.
sorry, i forgot about the g-10 light. And you forgot to mention Marmot as a store that can help climbers with special orders of grivel products, mr. new mammut rep, whoever you are.
I fail to understand why anyone would want to buy a pair of "universal" snow plates for their crampons when nearly every manufacturer makes snow plates specific for their own crampons. I would guess that the "universals" wouldn't fit nor secure themselves to the crampon as well as the ones specific to that crampon. Also, I would think that if it were a legit idea, someone would have produced them by now.
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How many out there have used the Tech Wings? How do they compare to the BD Cobra, BD Viper, Charlet Moser Quark, and other tools?
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jhamaker said:
Other than at the hard-ware store, where do I find spacers to convert my Rambo's into mono-points?
I love the crampon leash, I move the suckers over to other crampons at every oportunity.
You can order them through a local dealer.
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Beck said:
grivel could make universal antibott plates that fit any makers crampon (trim to fit or something)
the Jorasses is a great t-rated tool, also the compact third, very nice item. I'm thinking the compact third is a grivel, trying to remember...
not making a ultralight aluminum cramp is a serious oversight, given the current US "golite" craze- also, an autolocking stitch plate would be nice, they are out there, but not popular here.
Grivel does do a lightweight aluminum crampon called the G-10 Light. If you did design a "universal" snow plate what shape would it be and how would it attach? There seems to be too many different shapes and curves to crampons now that it would be really difficult to design something that would work for all crampons.
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iceguy said:
Rambo Comps =
2F =
Girls =
(oh, wrong thread; sorry)Ooooh, I have 200 posts now; I am so cool.
Talking about girls on this thread is fine by me.
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sobo said:
I don't know if BD has a patent, but OR has come up with some after-market "coffee grinder" style screw-ons that fit older BD and Smiley screws. I bought some, tried them, and then took them off my screws. Lots of fumbly problems. Hard to rack, couldn't get the bottom cap screw to stay tight, coffee grinder was constantly hanging up the draw/rope, etc.
Then a bunch of Canadiennes in Canmore told me about some testing they'd done where something or other would happen in a fall and I'd be killed. FWIW, I believed them (or thought that all the other problems I was having with these things was causing me too much grief) and took them off. The Expresses don't do that b/c they can be folded up against the hanger, but then I guess you would already have known that...
I tend to suffer thread drift... sorry.
You mean the Omega Pacific screw handles? I believe they are designed to break off at about 200 lbs. like the BD's. Even though the BD's fold up, falling ice and snow can cause them to open back up again (first hand experience). But if you fall and the rope catches on it, it will break off pretty easily.
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JoshK said:
Just curious if anybody knows if BD has a patent on the express screw handle? I wonder why nobody has copied it. It's my favorite screw cause it strikes a good balance between rackability and fast placement.
BD does hold the patent on their screw handle design.
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fleblebleb said:
I bought one of those little black packs, the ice pack I think, it looked like a great design in the store. Then I put about five pounds in it and walked home, 20 minutes or so, god that thing was a bitch to carry. It hurt my back. I returned it.
The frame sheet was angled so that the lower end of it dug right into the small of my back, instead of lying flat. It needs some fixing, needs a little S-curve to it or maybe the pack needs to be sown a bit different at the bottom, or something. What do I know.
I have five 360s, those things are the shit especially the stubby. Racking them is shit-ty though, can only fit two on a biner really. Two 360s and two $18 Charlet Moser with a fixed, simple hanger rack great together and make up a sweet ice rack for alpine stuff.
Methinks Grivel should sell the screw with a simple hanger too, for much cheaper than the 360. It wouldn't cut out of 360 sales, there is no beating that swivel thingy where you really need it and nobody is going to spend $60 on it if they don't need it. Cheaper screws with that reverse angle thread design would be nice.
Might want to see about that $60+tax too, I got mine from Europe for $30+shipping. Why do we have to pay double over here again? I forget.
The price on the Jorasses axe is ridiculous. Double the European price. Send me a PM, reasonable price, I'll buy a 60 cm from you.
Anyways. Other than that pack, and the prices (
), Grivel is pretty much the best stuff around. I don't buy it though, because the markups are too much over the European prices. Can't say much about the packs yet. Haven't even put one on my back yet. I'm glad you like the 360's. Personally, I think they are the second best screw on the market, behind the BD Turbo Express Screws. Grivel used to sell the Extra Bite screw, which had a simpler hanger, but they competed directly with the regular BD screw. The BD screws out sold the Grivels, so we don't do them any more. The Euro pricing is still a bit of a problem and we are still working on a solution.
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specialed said:mammut_rep said:
I just became the Grivel rep for the NW. Looking for feedback on Grivel crampons, axes, tools, etc. What do you guys think about Grivel products? What do you like? What don't you like? Don't hold back, negative feedback is better than no feedback at all. Thanks in advance.
Its your lucky day. Because I would like to offer you my services as a gear tester. I'm very good at using and abusing gear and since I own few Grivel products I think its crucial that you, as the Grivel rep, supply me with all of the new products on the market so I can test them. Go ahead and send me a private message and I will arrange a time out of my busy schedule that you can stop by and drop off my new gear. It will defenitly get used and I will have an opinion on it. Thanks. Oh and if you are the mammut rep, I had better try out some of the new rock shoes too. I wear street size 11.5, so go ahead and bring some of those by too, thanks.
If you can climb harder than Mark Twight (Grivel North America's Marketing Director) then I might consider you for testing. And, I am the Mammut rep, but the Swiss already have testers for their shoes. Besides, they don't think the Americans are worthy anyways.
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erik said:
i got the g12 poons and like them very much....you can bash the hell outta them!
got the old rambo poons i like them very much, even with the offer to obtain another brands i choose to keep em.
go the air race axe, like the wieght, thou i think the head is a bit soft and the point on the end needs to be bigger so a threorhetical biner can be clipped.
the one down thing is price.
One of the reasons for the price is because of the forged head. BD casts the heads of their tools which is less expensive and also makes the heads slightly weaker and slightly less durable. Grivel forges the heads which aligns the grains of the metal to increase the strength and durability.
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eric8 said:
I have alp wings with easy g leashes. On the easy g leash your supposed to turn the left hand leash around. So that you can get out of the leash by moving your hand away from your body. By turning the leash around it is not as comfortable as with the right hand leash. I would like to see a leash design for the left hand. Also the black part on the leash is long like 4 inches and I don't see why it couldn't be cut down to about two. Did any of this make any sense? Overall I really like both the tools and the leashes. I also have g12s there alright its pretty hard to mess up 12 point crampons.
Are you turning the leash around or turning it inside out? Turning it inside out turns it into a left-hand specific leash. I'll check into why the black part of the leash is so long. I happen to be friends with the guy who designed them.
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skykilo said:
I have Grivel G-14's, and I love 'em. I have some 2F's and one of the stinking front halves came detached while I had it on my pack skiing. Can you get me a new from half of a 2F? (You're not the first person I've asked.)
Yeah, I like this stuff, but it sucks having 3/4 of a pair of crampons.
You could get a local dealer to order a front half for you. All they have to do is special order them for you from Grivel North America. Ask the guys at either Second Ascent, Feathered Friends or Pro Mountain Sports. They should be able to help you.
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The S-Cape is a great glass with the photochromic lens feature (self-darkening), but it only fits the largest heads well. The Nomad is now available with the same lens for $100.00 and has better side shields and it fits more people. As for the question of polarized vs. non-polarized, I don't recommend polarized for glacier use because polarized eliminates glare that is reflected off of the ice. Sometimes you want to be able to see the ice from the snow if you are on a glacier. Especially, if you are walking without your crampons on. If you have any other questions, please ask. I'm also the Julbo rep for the NW.