Black Diamond

Whippet Attachment

handy and easy to swap.

Have yet to really put this pick to use. I got it for spring steeps. It fit quickly into the whippet ready pole set. It comes with the rubber protector BTW.

Solid tool

I don't go on steep snow without this. It is always there and rarely in the way so I don't get lazy taking it out for a short slope and have been known to use it more than once when I wouldn't have taken out an ice axe.

Great!

Excellent quality. Seems incredibly durable. Convenient with wr poles

Saved my a$$ (a few times)

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

I've taken a few falls on dicey stratovolcano terrain -- not exactly 'no-fall' zones, but really awful falls that one would prefer to avoid. This whippet worked surprisingly well in the "oh sh#t" moment, that factional second when time slows and action happens faster than thought. Save myself lots of pain and suffering, as well as inconvenience, on the mountain. Light, easy to remove/attach, and saves the weight of an additional ice tool/axe. It's a staple of my adventuring pack. Highly recommend.

It will stop you

Easy to attach Works too self arrest on moderate angles. Great piece of mind on the mountain.

Small, light, and adaptable

I have always been hesitant to dedicate one pole to a full-time whippet. The idea of having the small ice axe hanging off the front when it isn't needed has not appealed to me. Carrying it and two other poles is not an option as an ultralgiht ice axe is more useful. This new attachment is exactly what I wanted. I can justify carrying it for steep and no-fall-zone ski descents and backup purposes while still carrying an ice axe in ski mountaineering. The alpine version is on my list of devices to compare, but for now, this is a useful, well proportioned, and the attachment does not show signs of possible failure that I feared. Also, the pole system allows to repurpose your poles as tent poles in one of BD's nearly freestanding tents. I have ye to try the combination but for those really counting ounces, that could be a great set up!

Great accessory

Have always loved whippets and still have a pair of the original design. The new removable version is solid.

Just in case

While it looks a bit wonky and feels like you're choking a crow in your hand at first, its a great tool for those times when you just don't want to fall and need some extra confidence that you have a means to prevent a disaster. Whether backcountry skiing or spring and winter mountaineering, wherever my poles go this goes too.

Works on Pro Shock Trekking Poles

Disabled Senior living in large urban city and walk or use public transit with a service dog. Cars don't stop for you even if you are in the crosswalk and they have a red light. Many speed up to beat you to the curb a curb cut on a sidewalk. They think twice before rolling in past you or speeding up when they see your poles with a Whippit. I use my carbide tips when walking in traffic and around town then cover with rubber tips when I go into a building. That way I have some protection on from ends of the pole. Works for geocaching and picking up litter etc. Also a personal protection device on urban trails at night. Very useful tool in Urban settings as well as out in parks. Please make your top of line Trekking Poles available in 140 size. I have to go to your aluminum or non collapsing poles that are also not for trails. Thanks

Would be good if it didn't break after the 2nd use

Pins holding everything together broke off after the second use... Poor quality.