Thread: Ice axe and Crampons

Originally Posted by Tussock

They climbed some pretty epic peaks back in the day without crampons but they sure as hell had ice axes.

Cutting steps and taking your time with the ice axe is my preference. Think I have had my crampons on once. They mostly just hang around poking holes in my stuff.

Damn thats a good call - used my crampons (N.Island) everytime time I was looking for somewhere to practise with them, other than that they poked a ton of holes in me and my gear every other time. Don't forget axes take time to learn and use properly, consistantly.