[pct-l] ULA Potty Trowel

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- AsABat <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote: 
> The question that I've never heard answered is: Is the potty trowel not
> certified because it could not pass the tests, or because the manufacturer
> did not want to spend a considerable amount of money to submit it for
> testing? I suspect the second answer is true, leaving the first answer
> unknown.
> 
> I do NOT recommend anyone use this tool for mountaineering for, as Eric and
> Ned said, it is NOT certified. I would think, however, it would work better
> than a ski pole or even a whippet in some cases.

For only 2 ounces more you can get a certified axe from CAMP.
http://www.camp-usa.com/products/ice-axes/corsa.asp