The Ergonomic raised the standard for winter mixed/ice tool design. The tool bridges the gap between the popular Nomic and its predecessor, the Ergo, offering more utility than ever as a specialist tool, made for everything from steep ice to overhanging dry tooling and mixed climbs. It takes the head and shaft of the Nomic and adds a much beefier, more aggressive handle design for steeper climbing, pick stability and more relaxed hang time. The nicely curved shaft provides clearance for hooking over bulges without the knuckle bashing. Its angled double grip has a contoured pinky rest that lets you hang without tiring yourself, and the handle’s design gives maximum surface area for your glove. For climbers who use the Nomic and would like a more advanced and versatile tool, the transition to the Ergonomic will feel easy. With the pick weights on, they’re the best steep ice climbing tool on the market. Strip the weights and they become one of the most advanced drytooling tools out there. The shape of the weights is optimized for slotting the pick in cracks, they work like wedges that help you pull through cruxes. Three pics are available: Ice, Pur’Ice, Dry and Pur’Dry. The Ergonomic feels like an extension of your arm or steep ice and rock., Below we’re covering all of the equipment you’ll need to start ice climbing independently: Essential Ice Climbing Equipment Ice Tools. The ice axes used for ice climbing are often referred to as “ice tools“, and are designed specifically for climbing steep ice., Getting into ice climbing has never been easier, thanks to modern ice climbing tools. Over 100 years of development has resulted in a variety ice tools designed for a range of winter climbing, such as pure ice lines, mixed routes and drytooling..