Simmond Najas

[Lizzy_Hawker]

has anyone seen any Simmond Naja ice tools for sale in Seattle ?

 

would like to have a look .......

[allthumbs]

MEC carries them - Canada

[Jens]

Simond makes great stuff. It's to bad no one really carries it here in WA? I think their line of ice gear is perhaps better than Grivel's. I guess it all comes down to access, marketing, shipping, and distribution. Their stuff is wildly popular in Europe. I have ordered some of the products online recently.

 

 

 

[iain]

Agreed, the Najas are killer, used them up on some glacier stuff earlier. Nice and light, and the shaft is narrow so your forearms don't wear out.

[Lizzy_Hawker]

thanks for the tips .....

 

have sounded out a place that stocks them in London

so I can check them out when I get back to UK ...

[Pencil_Pusher]

Barrabes Website

[fishstick]

You might also consider the Naja Cup. The cup

version has more clearance, a higher performance

pick and (most importantly) a steeper pick angle.

The regular Naja's pick has a bit of a tendency to

pop when hooking on steep terrain. As strange as

it might sound, I'd also get double axes, and rely

on your third tool for a hammer. Naja hammerheads

have such a low profile that they can be exceptionally

difficult to hit with the palm of your hand if the tool

is stuck. Keep in mind that the evolution leash system

is pretty awful. The webbing slides in the buckle

when weighted hard, and the whole system occasionally

releases mid-swing. Despite those shortcomings, they're

fun tools to use. They swing super fast, place solidly,

and allow you to go and go without getting much of a pump.

 

GB

 

[TheDude]

Anyone else had any experience with the Najas? How do the picks measure up against bd/grivel... Anyone had cold hand problems with the partly ruberized handle?

[chriss]

 

Have been using the Simond Najas for a few years now. Never had any problems. Not cold hands or pick problems.

 

Didn't like the clip-off leashs that came with the tools and switched to a BD Lockdown.

 

The picks have the CE T rating just like everybody else. I've been using the same picks for 4-5 seasons without a problem (still carry a spare). The hammerhead is fine. If you have to hit the head that much to release it, you've got other issues.

 

They're light, swing easy, hook well and do have smaller diameter shafts. Though curved, the shafts go into snow well. Been a good tool for me. I switched from BRS X-15s.

 

chris