Nice I.C.E. BD

Appropriately named ‘the Hydra’ those wizards at Black Diamond have taken their R&D to the next level in order to create the multi-headed mother of all ice climbing tools. Constructed to be fully adaptable depending on your needs, the Hydra can be configured to maximise performance on any Winter terrain from Alpine water ice to new lines in the Alaskan range as well as any technical mixed kind of climbing you care to shake an aluminium headed stick at. Named the Intergrated Component Exchange (or I.C.E. for short) choosing aluminium over steel allowed for the implementation of cast-tungsten head-weights, forged picks and hammer configurations that seamlessly integrate into the head of the Hydra. A real revolution in versatility the Black Diamond Hydra also accepts a full suite of I.C.E. accessories that includes picks, hammers, adze, head-weights, spikes, and grip spacers, allowing the user to customise their tool to match any adventure. But that’s enough from me, have a watch of this video and hear what the experts have to say about the Hydra…

Find out more about the new Black Diamond Hydra HERE.