The Grip sure charmed me on this trip

[lorise]

I had the mini Grip with on top of Icelands largest moving glacier earlier this year. The knife is a very good worker.

We went on top of the glacier to dismantle a home built GPS station that tracks the movement of the glacier. Me, my sister and her husband who is glacier expert and got funding for this project of his.

I had the Victoryknox swisstool x and my mini Grip. He had an old SAK that badly needed sharpening (wich I took care of after w came down)
I had to cut a lot of plastic bands that secured the wiring to the iron poles and had to have my gloves on. I had no trouble with handling the mini Grip with gloves on and the lock was very accessible.

The Victoryknox however gave me trouble. Cold hands and the tool don't go together. Had a hard time getting the knife out of the handle especially with small fingernails.

 

[Gary007]

wow, really cool! I've never been there before!

 

[JD Mandrell]

Great pic's, looks like a trip of a lifetime!

 

[jvan]

Great story and pics. I have to agree with you on the mini-grip has done everything I've asked from it, a truly great small knife.

 

[Wunderbar]

Nice pics. Great choice of knives.

 

[Varg Lobos]

Thanks for sharing the story and pics.

Very cool!

 

[desmobob]

Very cool, lorise! A Benchmade fan in the land of fire and ice....

I spent a Christmas in Keflavik once in the '80s. It was dark. And windy. REALLY windy. I'd like to come back some time in the summer so I can actually see the country.

Stay sharp,
desmobob

 

[Silverdagger]

Very very cool knife on a very very cool trip. How did you pick you Grip color?

Also, what are you trying to learn on the glacier? Did you all learn anything?

 

[Tiny86]

Neat pics!

 

[Bali105]

Very interesting, has anyone said you look like lex luther? at least in the middle picture.

 

[nephildevil]

AWESOME!!

I'm currently listening to an audiobook of an antartica expedition, this kind of stuff is fascinating!

 

[jonnymac44]

VERY cool, not many will go where you have been. Hats off.

Cheers,
Jon

 

[lorise]

Very very cool knife on a very very cool trip. How did you pick you Grip color?

Also, what are you trying to learn on the glacier? Did you all learn anything?

Yes, the glacier is moving faster than normal!

 

[Silverdagger]

Cool....... How tired have you grown of your minigrip? Or worse how bad has it torn up yet?

 

[cdf]

I can see how an all stainless tool would be torture under those circumstances . Ive had a few painfull multitool experiences here in Canada .

Chris

 

[smitty0331]

Sounds like an awesome adventure. I recently bought my first Grip and I love it.

 

[Horn Dog]

Thanks for the review and pics. Been looking at those Griptilians myself. Somehow, that's how I figured Iceland would look.