dbconlin Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxtrax Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I used Sabretooths on my tele boots (T2s) for years--you just move the toe bail back so the front points extend out further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Conway Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony_Bentley Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 These are my favorites. Super easy to get on and off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastBastard Posted March 22, 2010 Share Posted March 22, 2010 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbconlin Posted March 22, 2010 Author Share Posted March 22, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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