As far as I see it monopoints is far superior to traditional double front points when it comes to climbing steep water ice. Here are my experiences so far: 1. You have to be more carfeul about your placements, there's more strain on the ice and it seems that you are more likely to break something off. So you place your feet much like you'd place your axes. 2. In theory you should be able to slot the monopoint into your previous axe placement - a superb idea, but I found it almost impossible to look down and spot the hole if the ice is more than 80° vertical. Add a bit of spindrift to the climb and it'll be even worse. Maybe there's a way around this I am still to find out. 3. Although I haven't climbed any rock with the monokit yet it makes sense that they must faire much better that its brother on the dry medium. Although you need to balance your foot/leg much more, it shouldn't wobble off, and your choice of placements are also increased - you can slot the point into cracks for example.