Which Type Of Crampons Do You Need? | Climbing Daily Ep.1566 

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Why is g12 so good?

Same :) Also good dry tooling weapons 😁

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is there any particular reason why you are interested on those in particular? I am saying because I haven't tried them but I really think that you can't go wrong with the grivel G12 or Petzl Vasak (which I own), true all rounders that don't break the bank (I believe both can be found cheaper than the BD counterparts but could be wrong) and you won't shed a tear everytime you blunt them a bit after an outing. With that being said that front part of the sabretooth looks quite spicy and might come in handy if your all-rounders will find steep hard ice

@@ZOMGerms thanks for the reply! You make a good point about petzl and grivel having cheaper options. My main interest in BD is that their pons are stainless, although it's not like a little surface rust is a big problem...

@@jasonzevenbergen6338 yeah mine have some rust by the tips (similar to what Matt shows), the stainless steel is a nice touch and I guess that rust could accelerate degradation and you might have to sharpen them more often, unfortunately I haven't tried them at all so I am sorry I can't help out with a proper opinion on the BD options!

The sabrethooth are more on the aggresive side, something on you would climb a steep mountain/volcano, the seracs are more on the walking side since the secundary points are as foward as the sabretooth (the secondary points are important for stability when climbing nearly vertical). As for stainless, is matter of personal preferences, most of people who I mountaineer with, loves grivels crampons (they are my second choices) but since I live in a fairly humid and rainy place, I prefer stainless, it seems that rust will eat the steel faster than rock and volcanic debris in this part of the world (chilean lake district/northen patagonia/southern andes). I have a pair of BD contact and they are still going strong even after I repeatedly walk over volcanic rock (summer mountaineer is pretty destructive for soles, ice axes and crampons since the snow metls and patches of debris are exposed) so the steel isn't that soft as some people claim, but the front points are too short for anything steeper than 45°, so I'm looking for the Snaggletooth, the monopoint brother of the sabretooth, you should take a look. Also, skip Petzl, too pricy and for CroMoly steel Grivel is better, for tight budget, Climbing Technology also has cheaper options but are a lot heavier. But keep in mind that the boot chooses the crampons, is better to try how they feel in your feet since you can spend even 12 hours over them.

@@731Seba Thanks for the great info!

It depends where you go

exactly like me, I have a light 10 point super light Petzl irvis hybrid for skimo and when I know that I wont be walking on rock, a 12 point Petzl vasak for almost everything and Grivel G14 with interchangeable vertical front points for vertical ice. I've actually started with the versatile G14's and used it for everything from classical mountaineering routes, ice climbing and also skimo. Then got tired of carrying 2kg of steel and not using it during skimo tours and got the light irvis hybrids, and later got something in between.

Always a problem with frozen rock....and i had that more than once in austria, switserland, italy..... Some have steel front, aluminium rear...

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just 3 item cost me $700