grivel g12 extender bars

[kinnikinnick]

i wear a size 12 mountain boot and use grivel g12s. i bought extender bars for the crampons because i want my frontpoints to stick out a bit further than they currently do but the bars dont seem to do anything. am i spacing out on something?

[Sheep]

if you have the automatic crampons you can move the front bail to the next notch backwards, otherwise you are out of luck

 

all the extender bars do is allow for a larger boot to fit

[Dane]

 

G12 on a size 12 boot. Petzl safety strap and front bail.

 

Front hole is less front point...back is more. G12 with Petzl front bail as pictured above.

 

 

[kinnikinnick]

thanks dane i knew that moving the bail back a hole would increase frontpoint size but why the petzl front bail?

[Dane]

Cleaner profile (less to snag on mixed than the Grivel "circle" bail and p.o.s. toe strap both of which I find annoying) and more importantly a better crampon to boot fit.

 

 

FWIW the G12 with it's exceptionally long (in comparison to others available) first two sets of points make a good winter mixed and ice crampon for the typical soft ice in the Cascades imo.

[jmace]

i wear a size 12 mountain boot and use grivel g12s. i bought extender bars for the crampons because i want my frontpoints to stick out a bit

 

Had the same problem with G14's, they just dont stick out far enough and once you start grinding gets even worse...lots of stubbed toes