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hi, I need one pair of step-in crampons for winter boots and...
By YinYang
Ranked #397 - Crampons
May 4, 2010
hi, I need one pair of step-in crampons for winter boots and one of semiautomatic for my summer glacier boots.
I am thinking about the sabretooth pro and serac clip for summer. What do you think about? Is a good idea to buy a cyborg for all round winter alpine hiking and climbing and a sabretooth for summer glacier activities instead of Sabretooth and serac option? Thanks
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By Jesse Lind
Ranked #67 - Crampons
October 28, 2010
I use semiautomatic all year round. I use Grivel G12s (new-matic) for mountaineering and glacier travel and Grivel G14s (new-matic) for ice climbing. Semi-auto crampons, when sized properly, are absolutely solid on the boot. In fact, if the front wire bail on a step-in crampon offers a potential failure point as it must remain in the front toe welt or the crampon will be loose. Not so with a semi-auto crampon. I suppose if all my technical boots had toe and heel welts, I could get away with step-ins. But I use La Sportiva Spantiks in winter and La Sportiva Trangos in the summer. The Trango doesn't have a toe welt. As for your cyborg question...alpine and technical routes would be great, but for general mountaineering, I'd use a general mountaineering crampon like the sabretooth or the Grivel G12. Hope this helps.
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