lightest shoe for newmatics

[Mark_Husbands]

What is the lightest shoe that accepts newmatic crampons?

[kioti]

If you can find it, the Garmont Dragontail. It was basically a sticky weekend with a stiff sole. They stopped making it about two years ago. Looked pretty cool in the catalog, but never got my hands on.

[genepires]

while I wouldn't call it a light shoe, my well used and fairly flexible multitraction and grivel newmatic stayed connected on lots of 45 degree terrain. Based on that expereience, I would think that most shoes with a 3/4 shank would work. Most light shoes don't have a 3/4 shank though. You might be stuck with a boot like garmont tower or lasport trango.

 

I have used my flexi crampons on tennies on low angle ground with good success. (not technical terrain, too much shoe rolling inside straps)

[Nick]

There are lighter boots, but newmatics work well with my Tecnica Bio Ascend boots (2 pounds per boot). My favorite set up is a really light garmont boot with strap-on light steel Charlet Moser crampons. For a really light set up you may want to abandon the newmatic crampons.

[iceaxe23]

well not sure if they are the lightest but sure are cheap!!!

 

asolo route alpine boots

at $95.96 they are worth checking out

also check out my post in On-Line/Mail-Order Gear Shops section about some insane mountaineering boot sale at zappos.com

the link to cheap boots thread