Recommended by a friend who, in the meantime, lent me a pair of old circa 1980s leather strap crampons. Yeah, OK anything is better than old leather straps, safety reasons an…
- glenn, 12/29/10
NJ

I used it for vertical ice climbing in upper michigan this year and they worked out great. One thing you may pay attention to is the device in the rear that you close to lock…
- Ji, 12/03/10
ann arbor, MI

Failry light, modular, stainless. Whats not to love. with crampons fit is king. These fit my size 10.5 la sportiva nepal evo's perfectly. so thats a win. try some on with your…
- James, 08/05/11
sydney

Great pair of crampons for ice climbing and also high level alpinism. Interchangeable frontpoints are super-sweet and the stainless steel the black diamond is now using is in…
- Richard, 12/09/10
Ithaca, NY

I've had my Contacts for years, so I can't speak to the new steel used in this version, but I know the design is solid. I've used them all over the Cascades as well as in the…
- Michael, 04/14/10
Bozeman

Though I only recently purchased a pair, the Pacific NW’s record snowpack has given me plenty of opportunity to test them. I prefer low and light hiking shoes to boots, and…
- Joshua, 08/05/11
Ann Arbor

I love these. Light, durable, comfortable, grippy for how unagressive they look. They're my 3'rd pair of crampons. I bought them to wear with some baffin pac boots that I hav…
- David, 10/10/11

hey this is a great item my son is liking it too much its simply superb!!!! very great to have…
- chunmun, 03/04/11
del

I recently purchased the Kahtoola KTS Aluminum version and love them. I was worried they would be too large and not fit well since I am a womens' size 6.5 but after setting th…
- Melissa, 03/12/11
Vernon, CT

I've used these for mixed climbing throughout New England and have never had any shenanigans. They fit on my Scarpa Mantas and Invernos perfectly giving me a little versatilit…
- DANIEL, 09/04/09
Vermont

My go to crampon for snow and ice alpine route in the Cascades. They perform very well in both hard conditions and slush. The abs plates function well and help with grip on ro…
- CAMERON, 11/04/11
VANCOUVER

I've had a pair of these for a while and the only complaint is that the rubber around the rear hooks started to rot very slightly, but was only cosmetic and they still work gr…
- Michael, 01/08/11
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