Can I Make My Leashed Tools, Leashless?
I have seen folks jury-rig various scraps to the shafts of their old tools trying to retro them for modern leashless climbing.
I am new to ice climbing and live in Tahoe where even the local guidebook states, “a California ice climber’s most important piece of gear is a fast car.” I want to upgrade my gear but need to save scrilla for gasoline since good ice is few and far between. I have a pair of older Black Diamond Prophets, and hope to mount the Viper Fangs (or similar) pommels onto the shafts. Can you recommend a heavy-duty glue?
The Prophet a fine, albeit an old-school leashed ice tool. The Viper Fangs you mention are add-on leashless pommels for the Black Diamond Viper and Cobra tools, which have bolt holes to attach the Fangs, making them structural to some degree. The Prophets, as you have noticed, lack the bolt holes.