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Which crampons work best? 31-Oct-2003 At 12:53:46 PM vwills

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Not hugely experienced with brands but I looked into this a earlier this year and agreed with the general consensus- CM Black ice if NZ is the major destination. (A lot of the guiding companies use them for clients.) The crampons were aggressive enough for overhanging glacial ice climbs. Certainly stuck better than my girly left ice tool placements. I ended up buying stepins 'cos they fitted well with my boots and I hate friggin around at 2am with numb fingers.
Anti ball plates (brand or icecream container) help enormously. It was very frustrating travelling with a partner who didn't have them and slowed us down considerably. Interestingly guys from the Cascade region in the US poo-pooed antibot plates. I guess the snow quality there could be different? Don't know if they changed their mind.