Thread: Crampons

Once you've got your crampons make sure you practice with them before venturing out on the steep stuff. Find a steepish slope with a safe runout and walk in big figure 8's to practice all the different angles.
Main thing is to keep your feet flat/parallel with the slope to get all points in the snow/ice. It does feel a bit weird at first. ALWAYS have an ice-axe when wearing crampons.
Before you try the crampons, practice self-arresting first, don't wear your crampons when practicing self arresting (unless you want big rips in gaiters etc). Wear a bike helmet or similar when practicing self arresting with ice-axes.
Take your boots in to an Outdoor store to make sure you get the correct size, and they can show you how to fit them to your boots. For crampons to stay on your boots you need a fairly rigid sole.