Winter skills 1.1: choosing boots and crampons

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  • When you are out walking or climbing in the winter hills, having the right boots with the right crampons could mean the difference between a great day out and a life-threatening disaster.
    Our short video shows how to choose the right boots and match them with the right crampons.
    This is one of a series of instructional films produced exclusively for BMC TV in association with AMI (the Association of Mountaineering Instructors), Lowe Alpine and DMM.
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ความคิดเห็น • 26

  • @sirshanksalot1
    @sirshanksalot1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I added super gaters to my all leather hikers. That made them very warm.

  • @BushCampingTools
    @BushCampingTools 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Personally, I would never chop the length of the strap off. When they get iced up and frozen hard, the longer the free end , the easier it is to grab and yank free of the buckle. Plus in a real pinch the webbing can be repurposed if push comes to shove. Just MHO.

    • @RainBoxRed
      @RainBoxRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also what if you happen to have a single boot and a double boot and want to use the same crampons with both? The double boot will need much more strap to go around the bigger boot exterior.

  • @McRitchtopher
    @McRitchtopher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bootiful

  • @426superbee4
    @426superbee4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The pegs works good in the city but suck for out in the fields. Just cause the pegs wears out very fast > i went to crampons> its rubber with chains and cleats > Some thing to slip on and off easy ~ i'am not mountain climbing with real ice cleats

  • @DiegoRaquiman
    @DiegoRaquiman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    how can you tell which crampon goes on te right or left?

    • @jussa101
      @jussa101 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Diego Raquiman it does matter the crampon will say l or right on it.

    • @Hermann2713
      @Hermann2713 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      most modern crampons are slightly curved to the inside.
      the easier thing to see is, that the closing system of the strap, that goes around your shoe, is always on the outside of your ankels

    • @bongofly
      @bongofly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Look at them ...

    • @frankblangeard8865
      @frankblangeard8865 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jussa101 I have a set of Grivel Air Tech crampons and there is no left or right markings on them. However there are two ways of telling which is right and which is left. This video fails to explain that. The comment above by Hermann E explains the two ways to tell.

  • @autohog
    @autohog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    would of been helpful to know the brands

  • @souleymanediarra5565
    @souleymanediarra5565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    May I suggest demonstrating how to fit the "Holy trinity" of winter mountaineering footwear- boots, crampons AND insulated overboots please.

  • @frankblangeard8865
    @frankblangeard8865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This covers too much ground in just seven minutes. The explanations are sketchy. As an example at 2:02 he dismisses two of the crampon styles as being 'too technical' for winter mountaineering.

    • @datacipher
      @datacipher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He doesn’t even say “too technical” for he technical boots. He just mentions them, says they’re stiff and then... ignores them.

    • @JoeZUGOOLA
      @JoeZUGOOLA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think too technical means they are for ice climbing of shear walls

    • @donalddarko3676
      @donalddarko3676 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree he does breeze over it a bit but basically the boots and the crampons that he puts aside first are for ice climbing not your average winter mountaineering.

  • @markonesic76
    @markonesic76 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What if you have big feet, big shoes and you can't find fitting crampons?

    • @JohnMilonJohnson
      @JohnMilonJohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wear a uk 14 or eu 50. Get a longer flex bar to replace the original bar on say a grivel g10 or g12

  • @patrikschmidt6388
    @patrikschmidt6388 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hello i have a classic crampon , so not semi and not full auto . is it matters if the 2 small metal thingy is not touching the heel of my boot ? i can't really move the crampon on my boot , just the heel part for like 2mm to the left and to the right

    • @RainBoxRed
      @RainBoxRed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say if you are using them for general mountaineering then it would be fine, but if doing ice climbing then you need it solid.

  • @choonwahyee9101
    @choonwahyee9101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Crampon 's ! For climbing ! Walking on ice ! Snow ! Only ? Cost ? $70

  • @wicksey74
    @wicksey74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hi I am in landsar nz ( land search and rescue) and in the Rakaia group. I run the Facebook page and I have shared your video if you don't mind.

  • @tankhistoryfordummies
    @tankhistoryfordummies ปีที่แล้ว

    I bought boots with a heel slip that can accept C2 crampons and some semi-automatic crampons.

  • @c.g.c2067
    @c.g.c2067 ปีที่แล้ว

    Removing part of excess strap makes it more tricky to put them back on once you take them off

  • @marekkovac531
    @marekkovac531 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, may I ask about the intro music that you are using in these series? It is wonderful