AARON1 Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 Just got a pair of Garmont G-ride boots and was wondering what crampons if any people have had good luck with. Quote
cracked Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 Isn't the point of AT boots that any crampon will fit on them? I'm guessing that any newmatic crampon will fit. Quote
Winter Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 I've got the Garmont GSMs and use the BD Sabretooth with good results. Quote
Pro Mountain Sports Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 If you think they will be spending lots of time in the pack, maybe you would like one of the lightweight crampons. We stock several models in the $100 range. Quote
mattp Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 Gearhead has a good point here: the light-weight aluminum ones they sell at PMS are good and the weight saving's a definite plus if you are looking for some crampons for general ski-mountaineering. However, those are hinged crampons and when I have tried real technical climbing with telemark boots and flexible crampons I have been very unhappy with the performance. For steep water ice and mixed or technical rock climbing, I use completely rigid crampons with vertical frame bars (I have Grivel Rambo's), and they turn my Scarpa T-2's into a fairly decent technical boot (the forward cant and the high cuffs are less than ideal, but overall they work pretty well). I am sure I will destroy the crampons if I try to use this rig for expedition climbing or even if I just log a lot of miles on them over a number of years, though, because I think the rigid crampons are not designed to be used with flexible boots. Quote
Winter Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 A good point but climbing in tele boots with a hinged toe is a lot different from climbing in an AT boot. Quote
mattp Posted January 31, 2003 Posted January 31, 2003 Of course you are right, Winter, that technical climbing in AT boots with a hinged crampon would be better than doing so in Telemark boots, with a flexible foot and the binding extension out front. Quote
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