avk4316 said:i'm looking for opinions/advice on hiking poles that have a self-arrest pick on the handle.
Jeebus said:Petzl makes an ice axe with a telescoping pole...you might want to look into that. That way you have a proper self arrest tool as well as a hiking pole.
Edit: its called the snowscopic...a tad pricey I must add ($129 at mountaingear and amazon).
Jeebus said:It is indeed a compromise but the best compromise thus far. The pick seems fairly decent for self-arrest.
For what it is worth, Chad Kellogg, a fomer park ranger at Mount Rainier national park used it successfully for speed ascents of the hill
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