Fitting ’New Classic’ G10 Crampon to Summer Boots

A quick demo for our Scottish Winter Skills and Mountaineering courses on fitting Grivel G10 flexible walking crampons with the ’New Classic’ binding to soft summer hill-walking boots. Soft boots are definitely not recommended for crampons usage but for occasional use when crossing a patch of icy snow or in an emergency this type of crampon can be fitted to most types of boot! A few short videos for our Scottish Winter Skills, Winter Mountaineering and Ice Climbing courses on choosing suitable four season boots for crampon fitting. For Boot and Crampon compatibility see below (B for boots and C for Crampons): B0 - Very soft lightweight boots, shoes, trainers or slippers that are not suitable for crampons!! B1 - These are sturdy but flexible Trekking boots which will take a C1 flexible walking crampon. B2 - Semi-rigid mountain boots suitable for mountaineering and glacier approaches and classic Alpinism. These boots are often suitable for easy graded snow gullies & ridges and can be used with C1 and C2 c