by bubbles » Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:24 am
by Autoxfil » Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:43 am
by rhyang » Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:55 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:On the other hand with the step-ins you can adjust the length of the front-points for different terrain.
by bdynkin » Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:37 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:On the other hand with the step-ins you can adjust the length of the front-points for different terrain.
by Hotoven » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:09 pm
by JHH60 » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:16 pm
bdynkin wrote:KristoriaBlack wrote:On the other hand with the step-ins you can adjust the length of the front-points for different terrain.
No actually you can't do that with most of crampons. Maybe there is an exotic model that allows such adjustment, not sure.
Generally, I think that a step-in crampon is a bit more rigid compared to a combo but obvuously you need a boot with a front welt and therefore you can't use those superlight boots like LaSportiva Trango S with a step-in crampon. BTW, your sabertooths are good for very steep ice, certainly grade 5. They have good secondary points.
by rhyang » Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:24 pm
by brenta » Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:55 am
by SKI » Wed Nov 24, 2010 1:48 pm
by rhyang » Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:35 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:What can I say: some people like shoes. I like crampons.
by The Chief » Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:25 pm
by brokesomeribs » Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:52 pm
KristoriaBlack wrote:Thank you so much, these are excellent responses.
I've decided on getting the step ins. I like the idea of tinkering with the toe bails and heal position.
Can I really climb New England/Ontario ice with my sabretooths? Won't I damage the front points?
I'm thinking of the G14s because I want something with verticle front points that can be converted to monopoints. I want to try my hand at mixed climbing and/or dry tooling. I can get out pretty much every weekend with our local Alpine Club so I don't mind paying for proper climbing crampons as I will be using them often.
I think I'm pretty set on getting the G14s... I've been thinking about them for a month now. What can I say: some people like shoes. I like crampons. (I admit, the Sabretooths were an impulse buy. )
by rhyang » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:33 am
by Joe White » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:45 am
by The Chief » Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:12 pm
rhyang wrote: Who needs better technique when you can just buy better gear ?
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