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So I bought my BD Vipes 2nd hand a few years ago and they had the Laser picks (B-rated) fitted as standard; so far I have only used them in the Alps where they coped fine.

Do people who have Vipers think it is worth buying a pair of Titan (T-rated) picks for Scotland, just wondering how necessary it actually is? I guess then I can save the Laser picks (and sharpen them up) for when I head to Rjukan in March.

Thoughts!?

Cheers

Mike

In reply to MikeStuart26:

I bent a laser pick striking rock under snow and so upgraded to the stronger ones.

In reply to MikeStuart26:

Lasers are mainly for ice... so if you plan on climbing other than ice, perhaps get some Fusion picks. At least I did enjoy them fusion picks last year, when I visited Scotland.

Titan in my opinion isn't really any better than laser (albeit a tad stronger, but it's still designed for ice), at least for mixed or mountains...

In reply to MikeStuart26:

Hi mike, I use vipers with standard laser picks in Scotland and have had no problems with them, used mainly on face and gully routes, I guess if you are looking to do full on mixed routes then probably best to change them otherwise though you probably be ok