[pct-l] Ice Axes, period

[Viajarapie]

 > The Whippet is an ice pick on a pole. Essentially. It is the 
practical and handy answer to the need for a self-arrest tool always in 
hand (and better for balance than an ice axe, too). It is good as a 
hiking pole any season and is there when you fall. What a deal.


I've never used one of these but I wonder how it affects the self arrest 
position to have a handle that's 4 feet long and can bend easily under 
your own body weight.
Again, I have no experience with the whippet but it looks like the best 
self arrest tool... if you don't have to self arrest. If I have to, give 
an axe every time.
rainskirt