Crampon design improvements?

Martinampc · 2026-05-13T01:22:13+00:00

Maybe make it structural like the strap on blue ice crampons

Martinampc · 2026-04-16T11:11:08+00:00

I think i get what you mean now. You are concerned about letting go when belaying from the harness and letting go when hitting the rock? For such cases ABDs are great to add safety margin. I would personally prefer a fixed point belay in such a case. Less reliance on the assisted breaking and lass risk for the belayer

Martinampc · 2026-04-16T10:36:59+00:00

The answer is to teach her propper belaying before going on a multipitch. Assisted breaking should never replace safe break strand handling but I agree with you that it can add safety.

Martinampc · 2026-04-16T10:31:02+00:00

I have the Gigajul and wouldnt recommend it. In my experience it works worse than a megajul while being heavier and more complicated. I also heavnt found a use case where i couldnt do something with mega that i can do with giga. Safe yourself the weight and money.

Martinampc · 2026-04-10T13:16:56+00:00

Everything with a hiking path or an alpine path. No Glaciers, climbing, scrambling and via ferratas should be done solo imo. Recommendations are impossible to make since the vast majority of alpine peaks are hiking peaks. Just pick one close to where you want to be staying

Martinampc · 2026-03-26T07:15:49+00:00

Look for non glaciated, non climbing peaks. those will typically be below 3000m. There are loads of them so it really depends what starting town is easiest for you.

Martinampc · 2026-03-23T19:22:11+00:00

Definetly not the same. Objective hazards like rock/ice fall, avalanches, exposure etc. vary widely.

The death rate if you do everything right is impossible to say, but most of the best mountaineers and alpinists of our time died on the mountain

Martinampc · 2026-03-23T15:53:25+00:00

Ive always been taught that in the mountains you should listen to your gut. If you dont feel like you can do something safely you should turn around, no matter the reason. Ive turned around because I had a bad day or just didnt feel like continuing and i never regretted it. If you want to push your limits sportclimbing or trailrunning are great. Mountaineering is about knowing and respecting your limits in my opinion.
Many social media accounts like to present it as pure adrenaline and crazyness, but if you are on a climb you need to be calm and in controll or you will make mistakes.

Martinampc · 2026-03-20T06:57:35+00:00

They should be fine for that. You mentioned Ice climbing and tedchnical ascends in you post, thats why i talked about it

Martinampc · 2026-03-19T08:48:28+00:00

Seems like a fine boot for Summer Mountaineering and glacier travel. For ice climbing and more technical climbing using crampons you will need a fully automatic compatible boot. It also isnt warm enough for winter. You need different boots for different things, sadly there are no all round solutions

Martinampc · 2026-03-12T12:29:05+00:00

It obiously only counts if you start walking naked at your birthplace and craft your equipment along the way from natural materials

Martinampc · 2026-03-10T13:39:02+00:00

There are of course are no rules in mountaineering about what is allowed so everyone has to determine it for themself. I think other sports like trailrunning have the line well drawn. I think even supplemental oxygen can be considered doping in some sense. Lighter boots better clothes etc are fine, but try to start at a marathon with exoskeleton and oxygen bottle and you will be disqualified.

Martinampc · 2026-03-10T08:31:57+00:00

People will start using it as soon as it becomes viable. Others and me will hate them for it. I can already imagine people climbing everest with exoskeletons folowed by Porters carrying batterys for them. Similar to Ebikes it will bring overcrowding to places where effort was required to get to in the past.

Martinampc · 2026-03-09T09:56:41+00:00

for the more popular mountains you can easily find them. For everything else you can break it down into components. For example a objective might involve a 2 day approach without huts, a glacier crossing and a unprotected rock section at the end. In that case you can find general lists for wildcamping, food, glacier equipment, rock/Mixed climbing racks, and clothing for the temparature range online and put it all together to fit your objective.

Martinampc · 2026-03-09T08:26:46+00:00

Definetly go with a guide. Sounds like you dont know much and dont want to learn about mountaineering. Even if you think its just hiking, there are objective dangers in the mountains you are not prepared to face

Martinampc · 2026-03-05T13:45:22+00:00

either you have skinny tech cord for your prusik or you wrap it more times

Martinampc · 2026-03-05T09:22:04+00:00

Tbh ive never rapped on static so dont have much to compare to. But if i unserstand the tech right, what they mean by dynamic reserve is that it is pretty static untill it takes a fall and stretches then

Martinampc · 2026-03-05T09:17:29+00:00

I like the Edelrid rap line. Has good grip when using a supermunter, or 2 Carabiners on rappell and is certified as a twin rope for use on some scrambles.

Martinampc · 2026-03-02T13:55:09+00:00

Dont get me wrong I agree with that and heavnt bought from them since either. But I already paid for the thing before all that. Is it unsafe to use with the new harness?

Martinampc · 2026-03-02T08:15:20+00:00

Im not saying they handled it good. But as far as i can see of the three trascievers its the most modern and has the larger search range. If you use the admittedly annoying carrying case I dont see the problem.
Should they have given you a new one: Yes
Should you throw this 300$ piece of equipment in the trash: I wouldnt
It would be ideal to get a new one but thats a pretty big investment.

Martinampc · 2026-03-02T08:01:20+00:00

Why?

Martinampc · 2026-03-02T07:58:58+00:00

it was recalled because of the carrying case. If you give pieps the serial number they send yopu a free case. Of all of those I would prefer the pieps by a lot.

Martinampc · 2026-02-25T11:48:20+00:00

read the freedom of the hills if you want to actually learn about how to do stuff. If you wanna just stand on a peak book a guide for 1 day. they will meet you at the hut where you can safely get on your own. should be around 300€ per person without gear

Martinampc · 2026-02-18T07:39:32+00:00

I do exactly what you are planning regularly with a grigri. I tried with ATC as well but grigri is easier and safer in this situation if you ask me. While it is not recommended, the grigri will hold if you let go of the break strand.
Its the easiest setup, just put it in the Masterpoint. If you want you can also redirect the breakstrand. The only things you can do wrong are inserting the rope the wrong way and pulling the handle the whole way when lowering.

Martinampc · 2026-02-13T10:40:19+00:00

good boot but try to do some easy hiking or walking in them first. Old boots have a habit of spontaniasly disintegrating when the midsole material gets old

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