[pct-l] ice axe vs pole self arresting

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Mtn Ned uses and endorses the Whippet for dual purposes.  Most hikers use full ice axe instead. 



Mango 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Swing" <homelessontherange at yahoo.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:48:16 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ice axe vs pole self arresting 

My employer is getting me a Black Diamond Whippet self-arrest pole with an ice axe head as a PCT departure gift. See: http://www.backcountry.com/black-diamond-whippet-self-arrest-ski-pole 
  
I haven't used one of these before, but I thought it might be a reasonable piece of "dual use" gear in California to have an ice axe/ski pole. I would switch it out for a regular trekking pole after the Sierra Nevadas. 
  
I saw a product review that said "Whippet Real Good." I also looked up the Devo music video, but I didn't see the self arrest pole in Devo's video. 
  
Cheers, 
  
"Half Fast" 

--- On Wed, 4/20/11, Brian Miracle <bmiracle2 at gmail.com> wrote: 


From: Brian Miracle <bmiracle2 at gmail.com> 
Subject: [pct-l] ice axe vs pole self arresting 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 9:30 AM 


I just wanted some opinions on this.  I found a  mountaineering book online 
that argues for the case that poles are better for self arresting and 
general mountain travel if the proper technique is used. It also has 
pictures of the different techniques as well 

http://books.google.com/books?id=3hgJ0gvwIIIC&pg=PA192&lpg=PA192&dq=self+arrest++trekking+pole&source=bl&ots=xMXqWPl4Qq&sig=3K3b_19NBJQdIi5TsACGdpIVolk&hl=en&ei=j_euTdDbCIrksQOZ5ZWSAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFQQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=self%20arrest%20%20trekking%20pole&f=false 

check it out and it talks of this around pg 200. 
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