[pct-l] Ice axe or black diamond whippet

[whitethunder10 at hotmail.com (Joseph Niemiec)]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone has used the black diamond whippet for self arrest 
and if it would be a viable as a ice axe replacement.  I now carry black 
diamond poles and it would work perfectly for me.

For those of you who don't know what it is - it's a conversion for black 
diamond poles that adds a ice pick to the top of a pole.  it wieghs in at 10 
ounces as opposed to 14? for the raven pro ice axe.

Thanks yet again..

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