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Matt's
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 8, 2017 - 08:01am PT
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I always wondered when someone would make something like this-- a crampon that attaches to a ski-boot via the ski boot's tech fittings. Current home-made iteration looks like it has as bit too many small parts that could be damaged by rock, but I still think that the idea is smart.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BO_c1WLBnxz/?taken-by=smileysproject
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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They work super well! Thought I'd have trouble without rear points, but once one is aware they are not there, the crampons seem fine.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
edit - the one downside of this design is they don't hold on Billy Goat Plates, which require traditional style crampons for retention.
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Spiny Norman
Social climber
Boring, Oregon
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Incredibly cool.
Another and more versatile alternative: Colin Haley recently climbed the Infinite Spur on Sultana (Foraker), solo, in a day, using these. They don't attach directly to AT hardpoints, but at 540g/pr., it seems they'd do nicely enough.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Those tech250 front crampons are pretty rad.
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