Nuts wrote:That snow peg these guys are using is pretty much the best option for digging 15cm holes in varied ground, ya need to get nice and deep! longer and a better shape than purpose built trowels iv'e seen, and more comfortable to use than other UL offerings by the looks. They lever well enough with care though if I was to design a titanium trowel of the right length and shape it would probably look just like that (and dare I say, of the UL mindset, have other uses as a bonus).
I suspect they aren't really strong enough. I looked through my collection of snow pegs and a number of them are bent in the middle. The edges also seem uncomfortable for hard digging, especially the top flange. My pegs are the same style as the one pictured earlier in this thread; pretty standard design, made of Al. I weighed one. It was about 30g.
Still better than a boot heel though, even if it ends up getting bent.