Ski Mountaineering with Tele gear...???

[dbconlin]

I find myself wanting for some AT gear, primarily due to the lack of climbing prowess of tele boots. In fact, none of my 3 pairs of crampons fit my tele boots very well. Plus the duckbill and flexibility in the toe do not lend themselves to stepkicking, particularly on firmer substrates (frontpointing).

 

However, I don't think I can afford a new set up right now what with the price especially of boots but also the Dynafit bindings. Interested in hearing what limitations and solutions people have experience with tele-ski-mountaineering equipment, ie. what works and what doesn't.

 

Thoughts?

[Maxtrax]

I guess more of a reaffirmation rather than an alternative to your idea but basically if I can skin all the way up or only boot short sections I take my tele skis or on freshy days (i.e. no pons needed), otherwise I take my short/light Dynafit setup with old/light/walkable red TLT boots. Petzl does make a toe bail specifically for tele boots but my mountaineering crampons are Grivels so I haven't tried it out. FYI there's a pretty good deal on a ski mountaineering setup over at ttips right now: http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=67341

[rbw1966]

I used Sabretooths on my tele boots (T2s) for years--you just move the toe bail back so the front points extend out further.

[Hugh Conway]

the Grivel 2F also works for teleboots. people've done great shit in them.... do you want to?

 

Nows the best time of the year to buy new ski gear

[PaulB]

Ditto on using Sabretooths with my T2s. It's definitely not as sturdy a platform as an AT boot would be, but it's probably as good or better than what people were wearing ice climbing 20 years ago.

 

 

[Tony_Bentley]

 

These are my favorites. Super easy to get on and off.

[PaulB]

This month's Backcountry ski mag has a feature on ski mountaineering. It highlights some things to consider depending on your chosen mode of travel; AT, tele or split board.

[EastCoastBastard]

My 2 cents: Suffer with duckbills until you can afford NTN - the best of all worlds (tele and you can climb with them easier because they don't have a duckbill)

[dbconlin]

This month's Backcountry ski mag has a feature on ski mountaineering. It highlights some things to consider depending on your chosen mode of travel; AT, tele or split board.

 

Yeah, I have it and have read it...unfortunately I don't think it addressed any of the things that bother me.

 

My 2 cents: Suffer with duckbills until you can afford NTN - the best of all worlds (tele and you can climb with them easier because they don't have a duckbill)

 

Yes, I think I am going to suffer with duckbills for now...I can jerry rig at least one of my pairs of crampons to work well enough. When I can afford it, I think I am going to invest in a good AT setup though...lighter and I find myself using p-turns more and more these days with the big boots and stiff bindings than I used to back in the day when everything was so floppy I had to use tele turns.