![]() ![]() I found the serrations on the head of the tool very useful, while torqueing the tools. It felt very secure, even while matching hands and pivoting the tools. I also used this pick for some dry tooling and I was very pleased with the first tooth, who is a little downturned and far enough from the second tooth. In my opinion, those extra teeth are more useful for dry tooling or mixed climbing. But then again, I’ve never experienced the need for anything like that while ice climbing. I suppose, the big spike secures the blade while hooking between icicles and behind pillars and the serrations on the head are for torqueing the axe. I’m not sure why they are in place on an ice pick anyway. Especially when the big spike on the underside of the pick gets into the ice or when the serrations on the head contact an ice curtain. The downside of this is that they can sink down deep into soft ice, what makes them very hard to remove. This is probably because of the tapering of the picks. They reallyĬut the ice like a knife through butter. I really liked the way the picks stick from the first hit, without shattering too much ice. I also noticed that the picks seemed to hold there edge very well. It is also mandatory for mixed climbing, dry tooling and competitions to reduce the chance of bending or even breaking a pick while torqueing the tools. This is very confidence inspiring, because they look pretty narrow and there are some holes cut out for weight reduction. This didn’t influence my opinion in any way!)Īll the picks available for the X-dream are T-rated. My opinion (Note: the Cassin X-dreams were provided to me by the K2 profshop for testing purposes. X-Trigger pommel attaches to the shaft for a third ledge.Micro-adjustable trigger finger ledges and X-Rest insert adjust the overall height and size of the handle. ![]()
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