layton Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 What's some new neat stuff you've seen at the OR show? Petzel's new tools obviously! Grivel is back in action: new ice ax shovel, weird draws(purpose?) Mad Rock: nice nut tool, frog-like stick clip biner I only had an hour and most was spent chit-chatting. P.s. I'll be giving out books at the book signing at Alpenbooks saturday 12:30-1:30. Stop by. Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 So, how'd the new petzls look? Quote
Dane Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 Hey Mike what booth # are you at? Petzl's newest biner is pretty cool. BD stuf has already been outed obviously. A suspected 3 new tools from Petzl. Allfor the technical crowd and pretty sweet. Hammer and adze for all and all using the Nomic pic now. I'm trying to up load pictures. Quote
ryanb Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 On behalf of all of us desk jockeys who have been franticly searching the net for a glimpse of these things, thanks. What did you think of the orange one? Are the new parts compatible with old tools? Quote
TrogdortheBurninator Posted January 22, 2010 Posted January 22, 2010 ditto, will that upper grip rest fit old quarks? Quote
layton Posted January 23, 2010 Author Posted January 23, 2010 I don't know booth numbers, but I'll be at Alpenbooks at 12:30 tomorrow (sat) signing free books. I'll also be at Cilogear "helping" out Grivel North America is back - distributed by Liberty Quote
genepires Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 that is some serious bend on the orange petzl tool. Makes the quark look like a straight shaft. If the trend in bends keeps going, you can stick the tool by swinging backwards soon. Quote
BigSky Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 that is some serious bend on the orange petzl tool. Makes the quark look like a straight shaft. If the trend in bends keeps going, you can stick the tool by swinging backwards soon. No kidding; talk about some serious clearance. Quote
Kodiak Pat Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 So when will these new tools be available? I'm hoping for a good deal on the now older Nomic's! Quote
PeakDream Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 So when will these new tools be available? I'm hoping for a good deal on the now older Nomic's! ditto. Soon I hope. EMS already is showing quarks as discontinued. Quote
tiaga Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Thanks for the great eye-candy Dane! When do these hit the fan? Any coming home with you as after-show swag?? Quote
Dane Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Oct. delivery on the new tools. The tools we are seeing at the show now and out climbing right (Ueli Steck and the Petzl web page) are still prototypes. Close but still protos. I found it interesting the even Steck hadn't seen or used the new tools till just last week. All the new tools are now taking the older style Nomic picks. But now they are cut to take hammer and adze (the coldthistle hammer and adze are lighter fwiw). All the picks are now T rated as well and with a 3 year guarantee! Both are extra cost wise..tools come with nothing but a washer spacer. My take is buy the old Nomic/Quark at a discount. New pick/hammer/adze will work on the old Nomic.. The new "spike" and weight drops aren't going to be appreciated by everyone The radical Ergo on the other hand is going to add some more options to steep ice and mixed. Damn I forgot ato ask price.. $325, 300 and 250 I think were the suggested retails. Hidden place to add umbilicals on all three tools...which is very tricky. I'll post detailed photos and lots of them up whenn I get back mid week. Scarpa has some incredible new boots, the Guide and the 6000...which I offered my left nut for Of course no one was nterested in the trade. They should be out in March. Edited January 23, 2010 by Dane Quote
DanielHarro Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 New boots buy scarpa at scarpa.com......pretty cool Quote
Zoran Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Have you seen Scarpa Guide Light? Maybe I misunderstood one of the European posts and Scarpa has only Guide. Thanks, Quote
Kletterhund Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Jim Bridwell! Good company for certain... Quote
Dane Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 I only saw the Phantom Guide and Phantom 6000 both brand new lwt weight mtn boots. Guide is lwt single and the 6000, Scarpa's newest lwt dbl. They both ROCK http://www.scarpa.com/scarpa.php Quote
Zoran Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 I apologize. To correct myself, not Lite, model is called Ultra. Guide is winter boot. The Ultra is more of a summer alpine boot. Also, new Mt. Blanc GTX is replacement for Cumbre, as you already know. Quote
pink Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Jim Bridwell! Good company for certain... prloy not on this website.... heard he deadlifted a beer at the show Quote
groupb Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Hidden place to add umbilicals on all three tools...which is very tricky. Certainly hope it's not that hole in the grip (Ergo photo).... Quote
Dane Posted January 24, 2010 Posted January 24, 2010 Other Scarpa is more Nepal Evo like. Looks like a good boot. The umbilical attachment is new and hidden on the Nomic and Ero. I have detail pictures I'll post next week when I get home. Can't remember if they used the same system as well as the spike hole on the new Quark but I'll look. Quote
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