About 9 years ago, by partner and I climbed the north ridge of Stuart, after we were off the decent and on the hiking trail back up the stuart pass, we sat down for a quick break….well I had my helmut and BRAND NEW CRAMPONS on the back of my pack……somehow they came off. And my partner was walking behind me the whole time and he did not see or hear this. We get back to the tent and they were not there. Well after a 16 hour day……there was no way I was going to go on a possible 8 miles round trip to find them….I never recovered them…..lame. I use the crampons once….earlier that day.