If you are climbing high mountains, bring crampons.
In front of us the slope fell for a mile or more down to the ice-cliffs, so wind-swept that we had to wear crampons to walk upon it.
It delayed us on the march, when he had to have his crampon readjusted.
It was so steep that the pony could only be led up and we had to put on crampons to grip the ice.
Pulling the sledges in crampons was not at all difficult on the hard snow and on hard ice with patches of snow.
We scrambled over and under, hanging on with our axes, and cutting steps where we could not find a foothold with our crampons.
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None of the party had crampons.
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Rubber soles grip poorly on slime, compared to felt soles, crampons, or hob-nailed boots.
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Crampons can be attached to them for a better grip on glaciers or hard-packed snow.
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To approach the actual mountain top on the peak glacier, crampons or other means of enhancing traction might at times be required.
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They reportedly also wore crampons for better foothold.
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Heavy gaiters are often worn when using crampons, to protect the leg and ankle from the spikes of the opposite foot.
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It is considered a difficult climb, demanding goodcramponand ice-climbing technique.
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Crampons are necessary to ascend through the snow and - in some cases - ice.
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Frequently crampons are required to travel efficiently over snow and ice.
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A glossary defines mountain-related words from the story, including terms like avalanche,crampon, gorge, glacier and mountaineer.
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On very smooth, bare ice, the use of traction devices like spiked shoes or crampons improves kicking force.
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His descent was slowed when he lost acrampon.
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The "crampon" is also found as a mason's mark in medieval stonework.
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Mixed climbing has inspired its own specialized gear such as boots which are similar to climbing shoes but feature built in crampons.
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The glacier is mostly snow-free in summer so that crampons are required to cross it.
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