selkirk Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 How do AT boots hike/climb? (Denali XT's to be specific). I'm heading up to Chair peak this weekend and wondering if I can get away with just taking these or if I should just rent a set of plastics instead? Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Quote
MisterMo Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 I don't walk anywhere in mine that I don't have to. They ski awesomely but you pay a price........ Might be OK strictly for cramponing though. Quote
Ponzini Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 Hiking will be OK if you keep them loose or in walk mode. They are good for climbing steep snow, pretty good on ice, and suck big ass on rock. If there isn't much rock (never been to Chair Peak), they'll be fine. Quote
Bronco Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 You'll never know until you try them out. I've climbed a bit in my AT boots and they lack performance but on a route like Chair peak you should be fine. Quote
DPS Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 I climbed Chair Peak in my randonee boots once. It was fine. Quote
Dru Posted February 17, 2006 Posted February 17, 2006 I think you should bring a pair of bunny slippers and climb in them. It will be much more sprayworthy. Quote
Bronco Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 THAT'S TERRIBLE ADVICE, YOU WOULD DIE IN BUNNY SLIPPERS!!! Quote
ashw_justin Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 The AT boots I have are sweet for alpine ice. Lock up stiff and punish the ice. Quote
jstone Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 THAT'S TERRIBLE ADVICE, YOU WOULD DIE IN BUNNY SLIPPERS!!! dude, Im sure he meant bunny slippers re-soled in c4 rubber Quote
Nick Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 Strap on crampons work ok with bunny slippers, but you should tie the ears back so they won't catch a point. Quote
Nick Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 AT boots give good support for front pointing, but limit ankle mobility for french technique. Quote
ashw_justin Posted February 18, 2006 Posted February 18, 2006 French Technique? If by that you mean pussy-footing around and trying to come in sideways? This here's aMERica, and here we go steer-ate UP the gnar, gawd-dimmit! One could construe flat-footed techniques as a way of compensating for inadequate support for frontpointing? But I'm not an ice climber. Quote
Nick Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Historically, "American technique" is to do the French thing with one foot and frontpoint with the other foot. You can spot the American climbers easily; they are the ones with a bunny slipper on one foot and a big plastic boot on the other foot. Quote
EWolfe Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 I've got a pair of bunny-slipper compatible crampons you can borrow if you want. They don't have all those nasty, pointy bits. Quote
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