Thread: Advice please: boot/crampon compatibility

I'm not suggesting the spikes are a full crampon substitute as may be read. My suggestion follows on from @7x64 not to go into full alpinism but rather suggesting op hunt where you do not need to rely on crampons etc as safety equipment. Especially if you're not a mountaineer and intend to return heavy. The spikes are another tool just as instep crampons also have their place for some folk.

Yes @Huntfisheat I agree, if you want to go hard then get the right gear.

Those photo's are up the Whataroa, most of the way up follows a well used track then markers when it opens up. It can be easily hunted in just boots, at least when we were there in spring.

As an aside: I had a workmate who did the Tongariro crossing on a team building ex kitted up with axe, crampons and a rope. That was hard case but each to their own.