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Tears into snow and ice.

With 14 vicious fangs that tear up everything from vertical water ice to mixed alpine climbs, the Black Diamond Sabretooth Pro Crampon is the all-around favorite for versatile winter performance. This crampon's stainless steel design features lower weight and higher durability than past incarnations of this crampon, as well as additional protection from rust and snowballing.
  • The step-in attachment system clamps securely onto technical mountain boots with front and rear welts
  • A low-profile micro-adjustment system helps you dial in the perfect fit
  • Horizontal front points reduce shearing in steep snow
  • Anti-balling plates keep snow from sticking to the bottom
  • Ideal for ice climbing, alpine climbing, and mountaineering

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Will these fit the Vasque Wasatch GTX boot?...

a_sp219328

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Will these fit the Vasque Wasatch GTX boot? Thanks

Phil Maher

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No, the Wasatch doesn't have the heel and toe welts you need to hold these crampons in place. These are sort of what some might consider as overkill for that type of boot...a high-line mountaineering/ climbing crampon coupled with a pretty basic and mid-range hiking boot. What you need for the Wasatch is a simple strap crampon.

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greg

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I had spoken to quite a few people about the pros and cons of these crampons. Then I was offered a sleazy deal on them and said WTF... I wouldn't get them for ice climbing if I knew that was what I was going to be focusing on, but for climbing Rainier or any other place you need a crampon they more than fit the bill. I think they are an awesome fit to my scarpas. I also like how they fit with touring ski boots.

Will these fit alpine touring boots? Such...

danp258268

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Will these fit alpine touring boots? Such as the new 2014 Atomic Waymaker 130?

Arthur Debowski

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Yeah they will work with those boots. These will work with any boot that has toe and heel welts.

Will these fit on garmont Excursion Tele...

scro

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Will these fit on garmont Excursion Tele boots?
thanks - Angier

Micah L

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Angier,
These crampons will fit with most tele boots though the duckbill can make frontpointing difficult if the metal toe bar is too far forward.

Stephen Hoefler

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I've used this set up several times and yes, they work. The only possible issue is the duckbill as mentioned above. I've slightly modded the duckbill on mine to allow the crampons to fit tightly. YMMV.

I wear La Sportiva Olympus Mons Evo. Which...

Dom

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I wear La Sportiva Olympus Mons Evo. Which crampon. Sabretooth Pro or Sabretooth Clip, works best?

Or please suggest any alternatives

Hayden Beck

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i would go for the clip it will fit more boots in the long run and be more secure when climbing

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Andrew Wike

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Bought these for ski mountaineering. They clamp down tight on my Garmonts and have stood up to snow, ice, and scrabbling across the odd rock that gets in the way. A bit of advice: make sure you trim the straps to length once you have these sized to your boots, there isn't a good way to secure the loose ends and they always seem to end up flapping around.

BD sabretooth failure

utah whatchamacallit

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photo from gravsports ice

Mul3009104

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Black diamond recently addressed this in a QC Lab post:

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en-us/journal/climb/all/qc-lab-gear-doesnt-last-forever--crampons

Basically, they do some destructive testing and the findings suggest that stainless Sabretooths are comparably durable to other manufacturers and identical Sabretooths made with chromoly steel.

One point that I like about the article is that it demonstrates with pictures how flexible non-plastic boots are. Much more so than I would have thought. Flex center bars will prolong the life of these crampons when used with flexible-sole boots. As I understand it, the flex bars are now standard.

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utah whatchamacallit

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These have been fracturing on climbers for the last couple of years. This is well documented and BD fails to address the problem. All the marketing by BD regarding the benefits of SS is just that-marketing. Chrome moly is stronger than SS and will stay sharp longer.

BD is using subpar materials to save money.

Dont get me wrong, I have owned two pair of Non SS BD crampons and loved them-the sabretooths are a great design-but comeon BD, get your act togethor.

just one of the sites

> http://coldthistle.blogspot.com/2012/02/it-is-dead-horse-more-on-stainless.html

the outdoors are fun and stuff

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Based on this I switched to the Grivel G22s. Lighter and easier to get on/off too.

has anyone had problems with these crampons...

endisnigh

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has anyone had problems with these crampons coming loose? mine came loose several times and i wonder if they were not adjusted properly or something. boots are la sportiva lhotse.

knanier

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You shouldn't have a problem with these...I use mine on ski boots and mountaineering boots and, properly adjusted, they stay on great.

Susan Rogers

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Make sure that you have the heel piece set tight enough, they should snap into place when you're putting them on and put up moderate resistance when taking them off. Try moving the pieces closer to each other by a hole and fiddle around with the fit before you head out next time. Its easier to play with crampons when it's not freezing out.

I've stepped out of my crampons exactly once, and it was because I hadn't snapped them into the correct spot on the heel of my boot. Double check when you put them on that they seat correctly.

Mul3009104

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Attaching crampons less-than-securely seems to be relatively commonplace. Spend some time indoors with the boots you intend to use them on and make sure you get a positive fit with the sole squarely within the metal brackets at the heel.
Fitting it this closely may mean that you can't actually step into the crampon without using the heel lever to shove the boot forward that last little bit, but the security is worth the effort.

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Greg G

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I bought these crampons with the intent to use them all over the mountains. Whether it be roadside water ice climbing or booting up a steep ridge to gain some more vertical on my next pow run these crampons do it all. I wear mine using the La Sportiva Trango Extreme Evo Light for ice, and my Black Diamond Prime alpine touring boot for skiing. All in all a great crampon!

I cannot get my toe bales off to adjust...

nessa20x1569316

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I cannot get my toe bales off to adjust them further forward, the rear bale comes off great but not the front. Can anyone help me?

Susan Rogers

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It's possible, I swear - I adjusted mine back this weekend. It took a bit of force (I'd suggest wearing work gloves so as not to slice up your hands); it seems like the toe spikes are slightly in the way of an easy removal from the front, so I ended up positioning them towards the back and doing it that way.

Hope that helps - brute force and work gloves.

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jeff_zickl2153795

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I'll stick with chromo steel thank you very much! If you buy these, don't plan on climbing steep ice, mixed or walking on rocky terrain. Stainless is an inferior material and the front points have snapped during the aforementioned activities. Don't take my word for it - kick in the front-points then bounce and watch how much they flex! Metal fatigue = sketch. These are great if you plan on traveling exclusively on glaciers and snow and like shiny things.

the outdoors are fun and stuff

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What's a comparable product that uses chromo?
I've used these for a few years on mixed terrain, vertical ice, and for general mountaineering. Haven't had an issue with them...

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