Black Diamond Reactor Ice Tool

About This Item

With its open pick angle and leashless design, the Reactor is optimized for pure ice climbing. The tool features a steel head with an aluminum side plate. The tool’s extruded aluminum shaft is combined with a dual density grip that is adjustable to fit all sizes of hands. The Reactor comes ready with the BD Natural Ice Pick, so get stoked … because winter is coming

DESIGN & DETAILS:

  • Open pick angle to make climbing ice a breeze
  • Steel head with aluminum side plate
  • Extruded aluminum shaft
  • Innovative adjustable grip to fit all hand sizes
  • Comes with BD Natural Ice Pick
  • Co-Molded rubber grip
  • Weight: 5 oz
  • Brand : Black Diamond
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 24BDIURCTRCTLXXXXCAC
  • SKU: 23254181
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REVIEWS

4.9

100%

Recommended

19 Reviews

Fantastic Pure Ice Tool

I grabbed a pair of these sweet tools to compliment the Fuels I already had. While I still love my Fuels there Reactors certainly swing a bit better into pure ice.

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Great Do-it-all Tool

Picked these up to ice climb in Alaska and they were fantastic. Even as a beginner with a lot of technique to learn, the axe has great weight and maintains a good balance. I was getting great sticks on the first swing routinely. I like that the axe is rated for dry tooling to allow me to use it in mixed climbing situations. Just have to grab the right picks for it. I will say that these will probably be too heavy for any extended mountain use, but for hitting technical routes outside of town it's perfect.

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Bravo To Black Diamond / Reactor

The Reactor is one of the best tools I've used on pure waterfall ice when paired with the new Natural Ice picks. The tools have a perfect swing.The adjustable handles work great when changing gloves to accommodate cooler or warmer temps. Used without hammer heads in softer ice and the addition of hammer heads for boiler plate ice was perfect for penetration. I prefer the weight with the addition of the hammer heads. The angles on the shaft and pick worked flawlessly when hooking cauliflower or pulling overhanging bulges. Just love hearing that “thuck” every first swing.

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Light & Precise

These tools are better than I am. I upgraded from gen.1 Quarks, which I've used for about 15 years. These come with a learning curve. It's hard to swing them straight at first, plus I kept hitting the handle. But with practice, they place easy and secure. They're light and have a super comfortable grip. I've tried the Nomics and find these to be about the same, and maybe even better for my grip. It takes longer to get pumped for sure. Definitely a worthy upgrade.

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Excellent, Under Rated

These sweet tools swing similarly to the over rated nomics. Feel really comfortable and efficient. My technical tool of choice.

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