PETZL IRVIS HYBRID Crampon Long-Term Review // DAVE SEARLE 

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Thanks! Long term reviews are so rare, but very much needed. Well done.

My suggestion is to buy de Leopard (strap-on), the Irvis (lever-lock) and a set of cord. Take appart the Leopard and put together the Irvis Hybrid with the spare cord (the original cord, once you cut the stitching, is to short to reuse with a fisherman knot). With this situation you have all your bases covered. All snow while skimo? Take the full aluminium Leopard. Mixed non-technical terrain? Put together the Irvis Hybrid. Mixed with too much rock? Take the full steel Irvis (for snow couloirs, aretes, etc this crampon suffices. If you also ice climb, skip the Lynx and go straight to the Dart (you can get only the front pieces if you want), which is basically the same crampon but lighther and withouth a crampon bag.

Hey Dave. Greetings from Alaska. Funny, I was helping a friend last night get his kit together for a Denali trip this spring and recommended these to him. I guess RU-vid was listening. Hard to believe it was 6 years ago we were eating pizza in Cham. Glad you're well. Nice work here.

Love the informed long term review! Can you do a mountaineering boot vs hiking boot comparison or review? Want to see what you’re wearing in winter vs summer and if theres a good hybrid

I´m going to buy it, thanks for review! :)

Hi Dave! When you want to change the dynema cord, you need to cut the old, and the new what knot its fine to use to attach front and rear part. Thx

very informative, thanks

Dave, could you give us an idea of how much wear this pair has had, to get an idea of how quickly the alu heel piece has worn?

Hi Dave , noticed you have pin binding on your boots in the vid . Is this a diy job on mountain boots ? If so how’d you do it ? Cheers Adam

Hi Dave! Thank you very much for the detailed review!!! Just one question: I would like to use these for skitouring but I am not sure about how long the rope will last when I use them in rocky terrain, (like the Groß Glockner). Were you never worried the rope would be cut?

Hi Dave, great review. How would these be for the Matterhorn I’m trying to get my kit weight down as much as possible. Thanks

The string broke after around 5 tours. The front and rear crampons are barely worn. While amazingly light, the crampons are too light to be safe in my book.

At the beginning you mention there are a few other crampons similar to this. Any specific models that would be comparable? Dynafit has their Cramp-In model that uses wire attachment between front and rear, though the toe piece only works with specific compatible boots. Any others of note?

Any idea how these would do on a pair of La Sportiva Speed boots. Would you consider the speed to be too soft for a crampon like this. Just fast hiking and easy gullies?

Interesting! Can you replace the alu-heel at a reasonable price?

I just got these, and I'm wondering if I could just buy dyneema cord and cut it to length for use as a backup. How does the dyneema cord come? The pair that just arrived for me is sewn in to a loop and cant be removed without cutting the cord. Obviously that cant be the case for a new cord. What is the new cord like and how do you install it?

Great review m8, I like Petzl but im honestly not digging that string design...

What crampon would you recommend if on mixed terrain?

I have size 48 boots and the max on these crampons looks like 46. I was wondering if I could just put a bigger string on there. Would it work?

Will Not fit on a Scarpa Inverno boot.

Anybody knows how to change the toe? Seems impossible to me