Anonymous
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Hello: thank you for answering my question. I read that that these crampon "require boots with front and rear welts designed specifically for use with step-in style crampons." I have never used crampons to hike before. I was wondering that these "rear welts for step-in crampons" are and if I could wear these crampons with my hiking boots (mephisto allrounder). if not, what kind of hiking boot should i get that can bear the crampons? what other crampons would you recommend that would fit the boots i already have?
thanks in advance.
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climbhigher
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Hey,
I looked up your hiking shoe brand and these will not fit for sure. But it also appears that all the models will really be unsuitable for crampons. You need a stiff sole.
What are you planning on using them for?
Matt
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Anonymous
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Hello Mat, thank you for your speedy reply. I am planing to use them for hiking mostly, there are parts (near a cliff) that are completely frozen at this time of the year. I went through a very tough situation 3 years ago hiking in early spring, a day that the snow melt and then was very cold and hardened into ice... we could have died, we sled among a group of woods and practically into a waterfall, when taking a path we had not known was so steep... it was a sole block of ice... this would have been much easier if we had crampons and a rope with us. I do not want to make that mistake again...
do you know of any kind of crampons I could actually adjust to my hiking boot?
Thank you.
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justinadmin
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The Cyborg is designed for vertical ice. If you need a crampon that agressive, you should be bringing a rope and gear.
For hiking boots you'll want a strap crampon like the one above. That way you don't have to worry about toe or heel welts. A steel crampon will provide better traction on ice because the points won't dull like aluminium.
JL
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