All About Crampons

This is all the basic knowledge that one needs for buying their first pair of crampons, branching from more basic style glacier crampons up to fully rigid ice climbing style crampons.
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[@seko6056]

Very nice video about all types of crampons even if you will take with you only 2 types or 1 if you know the terrain that will be climbed at first. very explanatory for someone who wants to know all the types of crampons but also them features. Thanks dude

[@christyph3382]

Hi, from California. Thanks for sharing your video of how to put on black diamond 10-point strap on crampons. I forgot how put my crampons on.

[@michaelbutler1557]

Good informative video hitting all the main points (pardon the pun). Great video for beginners who are considering purchasing and/or using crampons. Michael Butler. Brisbane, AUSTRALIA.

[@dontworry6672]

great video thanks!

[@poolplayerbrian]

For my automatic crampons, i run the strap around my ankle through the second ring twice before running it back through first tab. It leaves about 4 inches of strap that stays our of the way. I can release everything just by pulling the tab. Just a thought to save you some work with dealing with all the loose material.

[@joewagnerphoto]

To what level of frontpointing can you go with the strap-ons? The hybrid/semi-auto?

[@ryantilley9063]

You could use them to front point up a vertical sheet of ice, it just wouldn't be recommended and have a high possibility of them falling off.

[@korbendallas1210]

Hey Ryan. Thanks for the video. Would you recommend B2 for winter ascends in alpine terrain below 3000m? B3 shoes look so bulky, I am afraid it'll be an overkill. Maybe I am mistaken and buying B3 boots is a good idea since they are more versatile taking into the account future possible relatively high-altitude mission. I've been thinking about Garmont Tower 2.0 GTX or similar. Any advice you can give?

[@ryantilley9063]

In that situation it'll matter most on the terrain you're climbing. If you're using the boots for more "walking" style routes then you can go with the B2, but if you're planning to do something like technical ice climbing with rigid crampons then B3 is the way to go. Another thing I like to do is use the B3's in winter conditions because of the colder weather, some folks do just fine with the B2's in winter but if you're prone to cold toes then I would recommend the B3.

[@korbendallas1210]

@@ryantilley9063 got it. I tend to agree. Cold toes are not fun. Appreciate your answer!

[@Papershields001]

What boots/crampons would you suggest for 2 days on Emmons Glacier on Rainier?

[@ryantilley9063]

Most people are happy with a pair of full shank single boots like the G5’s and any pair of full auto steel crampons would work, I use the BD sabertooths a lot for stuff like that. The BD contacts are also good crampons.

[@arnoldkotlyarevsky383]

In one of the last examples you cover, you talk about how you would wear the strapon crampons with approach shoes if you knew thee was a bit of ice but mostly rock. Why wouldn't you just use microspikes in that scenario? I am having a hard time picturing the circumstances where you wold want the 10 point strapon crampons with approach shoes. As usual, great work!

[@fab1000]

microspikes are fine if there is a bit of snow but very poor perfomers on ice, especially when its becoming steep

[@ryantilley9063]

Arnold Kotlyarevsky I agree with Fabien MATHIEU, micro spikes are good for walking on snow on flat or moderate ground. If you get more icy conditions, or the slope gets steeper you’ll want something that can handle a little more. You are right that this setup would be used for late season alpine routes with very little glacier travel or snow. Thanks for watching!

[@fab1000]

If you have one pair of strap on and one pair of petzl Lynx you pretty much have everything covered with 2 pairs of crampons only (ok, maybe not hardcore drytooling)

[@ryantilley9063]

Fabien MATHIEU ya, the crampons that’s are fully modular are really nice but they do coast more and are heavier, they are a really nice option however