I've used my Rages for two seasons of ice now. My only complaint is that they are a little top heavy. My next pair of tools will be something with a lighter feel and swing (CM quark). The curve of the handle is enough that I almost never catch a finger against bulges. My medium size hands like the narrower handle diameters. I wish the adze and hammer were able to be removed w/o compromising the use of the tools.

Customer Service

BD has always responded to my emails.

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CM Quarks (nice!) CM Quasar (aweful)

Great product personally I think it is the best tool out there even better then the cobra very solid, simple, durable and functional design

Customer Service

One of the best in the industry

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Cobra, Axar, Quark, Capitan hook

The Rage is one of the best tools for waterfall ice available today. The other is the CM Quark. See my review there for more info. If you you only climb with this tool, you will not notice any problems, only the good points. However the CM Quark is, in my opinion a slghtly better tool, for many people. Differences between the two: The Quark is lighter(in fact it''s probably the lightest tool around) I like that because don''t get tired as soon, and I like to feel agile and in controll, however others like to bash it up, the choice is up to you. The handle on the Rage is smaller For people with small to medium hands or those with thick gloves this is better. The curve on the Rage is slightly less than the one on the Quark. A straighter shaft sometimes gives a little more balance, however I havent noticed a diffenrence here. A curvier shaft gives more clearance, very important for the topout of a steep section and for ''stepped'' ice, which can be as low as 70 degrees! Clearnace is not just for ice heroes on overhanging routes! Overall recomdation: Swing both of them and see which feel best to you, I chose the Quark Attention: When comparing prices note that the rage is sold whithout ou leash($50), but the i think the Quark leash sucks, so bouth other leashes for them to. Climb on!

Customer Service

Good

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CM Quark BD Shrike BD Black Prophet CM Pulsar

This is a sweet tool. What stands out the most is the even distribution of weight, and the feel of the swing: smooth motion, solid placements.

The only drawback is that the design of the shaft makes it kind of awkward when topping out over bulges and lower angle slabs. That said, this tool works great on steep, technical waterfall ice.

Excellent tool.

rattled.

Customer Service

Black Diamond has some of the best customer service in the biz.

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Grivel Machine, Black Diamond Black Prophet.