Kong Grimpers

[chrix]

Anyone use the kong grimpers besides me? I'm interested to hear if any of you alpine guys use < 100 skis. I like these mostly for my approach for ice climbing, as they take my plastics, are small and light, and make quick descents. I'm curios to know if others use these or similar short approach skis.

 

-chris.

[chrix]

Ok.. how about the K2 approach skis.... any approach skis.

I am looking for others who have and use these... and what their thoughts are on them....

 

I know some of ya'll on this board must have some!

[Mark_Husbands]

never used such but seems like a great idea. i'm sick of pushin my old 180 BD Vertiges with plastics. i have thought of getting tiny kids skis and mounting my Silv 300s on them.

[OlympicMtnBoy]

I've got a pair of Rossignol Free Trek Ventures which are basically the same thing as the Grimper. They fit all my crampon compatible boots fine. I like using them for approches, basically the same as snowshoes with an occasional glide. They don't have as much flotation as real skis if it's powdery, but work pretty well anyways.

 

I am NOT a skier. I never had a pair of skis before these. I've had them out on the lift slopes a few times with my leather mountaineering boots and had fun. I can't ski with a pack worth a damn though and thus have never really gotten a whole lot of advantage from them coming down except on snowy closed roads or gentle slopes with consistent snow. I had a hell of a time getting down from Colchuck Lake earlier this season when the snow was a hard icy crust. I'd either have too little edge to keep control on the ice, or too little flotation to keep on top of the softer crust in the sun. I think that was just shitty conditions for skiing though. I'll have em out again next winter, but one of these days I'd like to try real skis and stiffer boots.