Grivel G12 Evo Crampon Black, New-Matic

"What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:""I have worn the G12 Evo on everything from moderate glacier routes to steep technical faces and the stability across all of it is genuinely impressive. The proactive Antibott system front and rear keeps snow from balling up underfoot, which sounds like a small thing until you are on a 45 degree slope and your footing suddenly matters a lot. The multi-system binding compatibility means I can run these on more than one pair of boots, which makes them one of the most practical crampons in my kit.""There is a reason the Grivel G12 Evo Crampon has found its way onto the feet of mountaineers on nearly every major range in the world. Twelve points, eight up front and four in the rear, deliver a platform that performs across the full range of snow and ice conditions you are likely to encounter on a serious alpine objective. Whether you are front pointing up a sustained ice pitch or kicking steps across a broad glacier, the G12 Evo gives you the traction and stability to move with real confidence. Grivel engineered the G12 Evo to work with virtually any serious mountaineering boot through Cramp-O-Matic, New-Matic, New Classic, and Multimatic binding compatibility, so fitting them to your setup is straightforward regardless of what you are already running. The proactive Antibott system covers both the front and rear sections, preventing snow from compacting and balling underfoot on mixed terrain where that problem tends to show up at the worst possible moment. Steel construction and CE EN 893 and UIAA 153 certification back up the performance claims with a standard that serious alpinists can rely on, and a size range spanning European 36 to 47 means the G12 Evo fits nearly every foot headed into the mountains."

Price: $220.00 from Backcountry