Anatomy of a crampon

August 8, 2012 Opinion and advice chongba sherpa, climbing equipment, everest, grivel g14s, la sportiva olympus mons, mountaineering boots, needle sports, outdoor gear 1 Comment

Anatomy of a crampon

I recently had to lengthen my crampons to fit a new pair of a boots. This wasn’t the straightforward procedure I was expecting it to be: because of the design of the crampon I had to take the entire thing

4 pairs of mountaineering boots

March 14, 2012 Opinion and advice aconcagua, everest, gasherbrum, gear reviews, la sportiva olympus mons, mera peak, millet everest, mountaineering boots, muztag ata, old post, phil crampton, scarpa omega, scarpa phantom

4 pairs of mountaineering boots

Mountaineering can be an expensive hobby, particularly if you end up buying the same things again and again. I’ve just bought my fourth pair of mountaineering boots in preparation for Everest next month, not because I need four pairs of