Petzl Crab 6 Instep Crampons – Pair

Petzl Crab 6 Instep Crampons – Pair – 64160

Short Description

These instep crampons are compatible with most stu
Lightweight and compact for use in snowfields
Great accessory for trekking and approaches
One size fits all

~~$79.95~~ $79.95

(as of 17/06/2010 08:49 - info)

Full Description

These instep crampons are compatible with most sturdy shoes and boots. Lightweight and compact for use in snowfields. Great accessory for trekking and approaches. Adjusts for all widths of boots. Easy to use and secure strap fastening system. Technical specifications. One size fits all. Wrench needed for width adjustment.

6 64160 Crab Crampons Instep Pair Petzl

2 Reviews

John in Bozeman says:
Posted February 2, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

These instep crampons are rock solid. I use them every week when I workout above the “M” trail on the ridge to Baldy in Bozeman, MT during the Winter. They’re very good for heavy boots in packed snow on steep, icy hiking trails. I alternate them with IceBug trail shoes which are great for packed snow, but not for icy conditions where these six point crampons excel. I like the strap system which allows for a very tight fit if you pull hard after strapping each loop. Obviously, you must adjust your stride to use the heels on the ice, or the toes on the rocks in mixed hikes. John in Bozeman
Ken Leonard says:
Posted February 18, 2009 at 12:00 am | Permalink

[I purchased these years ago under a different brand name. My comments are about mine.]

So that’s what happened to Charette (or Charete)! I have these crampons under a different brand name — Petzl must have purchased the company or something.

These are 6-point crampons that go under the middle and heel of your boot. The points are not sharp, but they work because all your weight can stomp on them. This past weekend I hiked Mt. Kearsarge in western New Hampshire and had no trouble on the hard packed snow and then getting down some ice coming back down. You need extra grip? Just stomp, and these will go through trail ice, even though they’re not sharp. Don’t expect to do ice climbing, though–these are for trails.

Be aware, though, that because these are on the mid/rear part of the foot, if you step off with your toe, you’ll slip. So you do have to change your stride a bit to use these. The advantage there, though, is that you can walk across rocks and dirt without damaging the crampons by walking on your toes.

However I have to ding them a little on the strapping system, which is a pain. The diagrams (at least from when I bought them years ago) are not extremely helpful, but eventually you figure it out. Nonetheless, the way they want you to put these on the boots it makes it difficult to cinch them down without contorting your body. Still, it is do-able.

I have used these with Columbia Bugaboots, and the straps just make it. With my regular smaller hiking boots, no problem. So these are usable on a wide array of boots.

You do need a wrench to adjust the width. Or just set the width to your widest boots and use them on all your boots (what I’ve done–then again I’m not climbing Everest).

I find that these items are very sturdy and a far, far step up from the little cheap insteps some people try to use, and they will give you better footing in well packed or somewhat icy conditions than YakTrax or similar.

Given the kind of hiking I do, I’m not sure I’d go up to a 10-point, and if I’m doing elevation, I’d rather have these than YakTrax or similar. So these 6-point guys seem to fill a niche right there in the middle. Utilitarian, get the job done on hard-packed/icy snow and some trail ice, good for when you might slip on YakTrax but may find dirt/rocks and don’t want to ding up your 10-points.

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These instep crampons are rock solid. I use them every week when I workout above the “M” trail on the ridge to Baldy in Bozeman, MT during the Winter. They’re very good for heavy boots in packed snow on steep, icy hiking trails. I alternate them with IceBug trail shoes which are great for packed snow, but not for icy conditions where these six point crampons excel. I like the strap system which allows for a very tight fit if you pull hard after strapping each loop. Obviously, you must adjust your stride to use the heels on the ice, or the toes on the rocks in mixed hikes. John in Bozeman

[I purchased these years ago under a different brand name. My comments are about mine.]

So that’s what happened to Charette (or Charete)! I have these crampons under a different brand name — Petzl must have purchased the company or something.

These are 6-point crampons that go under the middle and heel of your boot. The points are not sharp, but they work because all your weight can stomp on them. This past weekend I hiked Mt. Kearsarge in western New Hampshire and had no trouble on the hard packed snow and then getting down some ice coming back down. You need extra grip? Just stomp, and these will go through trail ice, even though they’re not sharp. Don’t expect to do ice climbing, though–these are for trails.

Be aware, though, that because these are on the mid/rear part of the foot, if you step off with your toe, you’ll slip. So you do have to change your stride a bit to use these. The advantage there, though, is that you can walk across rocks and dirt without damaging the crampons by walking on your toes.

However I have to ding them a little on the strapping system, which is a pain. The diagrams (at least from when I bought them years ago) are not extremely helpful, but eventually you figure it out. Nonetheless, the way they want you to put these on the boots it makes it difficult to cinch them down without contorting your body. Still, it is do-able.

I have used these with Columbia Bugaboots, and the straps just make it. With my regular smaller hiking boots, no problem. So these are usable on a wide array of boots.

You do need a wrench to adjust the width. Or just set the width to your widest boots and use them on all your boots (what I’ve done–then again I’m not climbing Everest).

I find that these items are very sturdy and a far, far step up from the little cheap insteps some people try to use, and they will give you better footing in well packed or somewhat icy conditions than YakTrax or similar.

Given the kind of hiking I do, I’m not sure I’d go up to a 10-point, and if I’m doing elevation, I’d rather have these than YakTrax or similar. So these 6-point guys seem to fill a niche right there in the middle. Utilitarian, get the job done on hard-packed/icy snow and some trail ice, good for when you might slip on YakTrax but may find dirt/rocks and don’t want to ding up your 10-points.