Zzyzx - Oct 26, 2007 10:44 pm - Voted 10/10
I like......the vintage gear. Cool crampons!
;)
tigerlilly - Oct 27, 2007 4:04 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: I like...Ya, theses crampons work well on small winter hikes. I know a lot of people poo-poo them, but I've found them to be extremely versitile for winter hiking. They'll fit any boot and so far, I haven't killed myself. ha My favorite combo is to strap them onto Sorrels. mmm...my feet stay warm as cinnamon toast and "look ma, no blisters!". (I'm not climbing frozen waterfalls, tho'.) -Cheers
Zzyzx - Oct 27, 2007 5:22 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: I like...Cool. Just wanted to mention that I wasn't trying to "poo-poo" your crampons. You should have seen the ancient ice tools I used on most of my ice climbs ;)
This picture reminds me a photo of Michael Kennedy on the FA of the Infinite Spur on Mt. Foraker. In the photo he's wearing similar crampons and using a wooden shaft ice axe. The caption says: Michael Kennedy propelled by commitment not equipment on the FA of Infinite Spur. A classic shot.
Cheers!
tigerlilly - Oct 29, 2007 9:55 am - Hasn't voted
Re: I like...Oh, Gosh, I'm really sorry. I didn't take your comment about my crampons that way at all. I was just saying, in general, people seem to discourage them. (I guess the hinge aspect is thought to be less stable.) You'll laugh when I tell you that right before we climbed Rainer, we went into the their museum and low and behold, there was my husband's ice axe displayed along side other antique climbing artifacts. Soon afterwards, he got a new one. ha ha
tigerlilly - Oct 29, 2007 9:57 am - Hasn't voted
Re: I like...We're also the kind of people that drive 20 yr old Volvos. ha ha
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