tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post6920827415939685808..comments2024-03-16T10:11:19.302-07:00Comments on Cold Thistle: Black Diamond's Fusion 2Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-29068400715335628282011-01-19T09:36:39.988-08:002011-01-19T09:36:39.988-08:00Thanks Chris, no harm intended. I actualy took th...Thanks Chris, no harm intended. I actualy took that photo directly from Roj's BD employee page originally. I've changed the picture and thank you. I see it is gone now at BD as well. Thanks for the heads up. Great picture of Chris Thomas though!Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-7002944233885488352011-01-19T09:11:54.808-08:002011-01-19T09:11:54.808-08:00Hello,
The photo you've got labeled as Roger ...Hello,<br /><br />The photo you've got labeled as Roger Strong is actually Chris Thomas.<br /><br />http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/blackdiamond/employees/index<br /><br />Click on the little camera link in the upper right hand of the photo.<br /><br />Just thought I'd mention it! <br /><br />Chris E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-65643521650596464572011-01-16T12:37:11.758-08:002011-01-16T12:37:11.758-08:00Thanks Geoff. More here on my first observations o...Thanks Geoff. More here on my first observations on the Fusion from last winter as well as some opinions of others.<br /><br />http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/922317/1Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08300760603627210620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940163880772720830.post-61321936467704563132011-01-16T12:24:29.564-08:002011-01-16T12:24:29.564-08:00Hi Dane,
I was lucky to wander into REI and find a...Hi Dane,<br />I was lucky to wander into REI and find a pair of the green machines in the used bin for $118 each. Otherwise I may not have tested them out so soon. I took them to Lillooet and put my new Laser picks on them for ice. Yes the shape is allot like the Nomic, the weight is comparable but different with the balance of the swing. The Petzl mixed pick seems to stick in in ice faster and better than the BD picks. I have been a fan of the file your picks with the curve over on the top near the tip and bevel for years before BD started making them this way. Now I am not so sure. The Petzl picks still have the sharper angle near the top of the tip and stick and remove great. I find that I have to keep my BD picks super sharp to get a good stick.<br />I added a micro hammer to my old Fusions for pins, as well as used it without the hammer for pins. I am not wild about the new Fusion hammer, angled as it is makes for awkward swinging for pitons.I do like the spike on the handle and the trigger is better than the old Fusion.Geoff Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156341626677935178noreply@blogger.com