GTHI Recalls Ice Tools Due to Fall Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recalled 2016-09-27. Fall hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.
About 220Units
2016-09-27Recall date
YesInjuries
The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.
- What was recalled
- This recall involves Trango Raptor ice tools used for mountain climbing. The ice tools have a blue and black shaft, measure approximately 19 inches tall and weigh about 1.4 lbs. They have an ice pick at the end of a curved shaft and rubber handle. The words "raptor" and "TRANGO" are written in white letters on the handle of the shaft.
- The hazard
- The head of the ice tool can detach from the shaft, posing a fall hazard to climbers.
- Injuries
- The firm has received two reports of the head of the ice tool detaching from the shaft. No injuries have been reported.
- The remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ice tools and contact GTHI for a full refund or replacement. Owners of the recalled tools have been contacted directly.
The details
What a recall entitles you to
A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you
nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.
Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.
The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.
Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.
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