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Where can I find Cobras for $385 CDN? The price in the US is $299 US, it''s worth a trip to Vancouver if I can find them for $385 CDN. Thanks!

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I just picked up a fresh set of Cobras. I used them on the North Face of Andromeda last week. They are an excellent tool for steep mountaineering routes as well as techy ice. The only downside is price.

At $385 CDN. They are pushing the envelope of affordability. However I think they are worth the price. As they are solid piece of gear. Good pentration with little vibration as well as balanced like no other tool

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BD has always been good to me.

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You name it. All the Charlet Moser Tech tools. BD Black Prophet Carbon & Regular, X15, Grivel, DMM. The List goes on and on...

These are certainly the lightest tools around (or were, last winter). And lighter, for me, equals more endurance! But the grips feel huge in my hands, which is okay when I'm fresh, but means more fumbling and poor swings when I'm tired.

I'm still waiting for someone to make a lightweight, well balanced tool with a small grip-- maybe this is the winter!

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A great tool. It has the weight in the right place.Good clearance and very damp stick. If you have small hands (you know what they say)the grip might seem a bit fat. B.D. makes the best picks (stinger now cobra). The only downfall Is the big price tag.

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Great

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All B.D., All charlet, All newer Grivels, DMM, HB, Others not worth mentioning.

The cobra ice tool is by far the best tool out there. I just climbed in bozeman MT. for the second time on my cobras .THEare sweet for sure, my arms dont get as tierd and i feel much better about each placement. You can just feel the difference when there in your hand the feel wright!

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BD has one of the best customer service dept. you could ask for. Just call them and they will help you .

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charlet moser, grivel.

I have used numerous tools on steep waterfall ice and on technical snow (mountain) routes. I've tried the X-15, Charlet Moser's Quasar, Charlet Moser straight shaft and the Black Diamond Black Prophets (bent shaft). The Prophets used to be my favorite tool, but now that I've gotten a pair of Cobras, there's no going back. Cobras are simply the best tool I have ever used. Great swing. Good sticks (great picks). Light weight from the carbon fiber construction, yet good weight placement relatively to the head. Good clearance over cauliflower ice and bulges. They're the best.

...and the most expensive. (but in my opinion, it's worth saving up for 'em!).

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BD has great customer service and stands behind their products.

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BD Black Prophet (Bent Shaft)

I used Cobras at the Ouray ice festival that were demo's offered by BD. They were much better than the Carbon Fiber Black Prophets that I've been using for two climbing seasons. CFBP's are great, but Cobra's really make a difference when you have to hook over cauliflowers and bulges. They are light and easy to swing. The grip is perfect for my big hands. They stick easier than other tools I've used, partly because of the extra bend, but also the BD picks work really well and the carbon fiber gives a good swing. You don't bang the upper shaft against bulges like happens with straight upper shaft's. I've hit the carbon fiber against hard ice and a few rocks and it seems to hold up really well. The only thing I didn't like was when decending steep snow slopes and plunging the shaft in for security, snow tends to work it's way up under that thin rubber that's on the hand grip unless it's perfectly glued down. Otherwise I loved them,I ordered a pair as soon as I got home. They are expensive though, there are a lot of more affordable choices out there.

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I have ordered from BD several times and have called for advice and they have always been great. They also send out a flier when they have discounts and end of season sales.

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CFBP's, X-15 straight shaft, Charlet Moser straight shaft, Hummingbirds, Chouinard ice hammer.