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Mountaineering 101: Putting On Crampons

Live from Alaska's Castner Glacier, Rocky Mountain editor Steve Howe shows you the basics for putting on crampons

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How about the other types of crampons? And what goes with rigid plastic boots vs semi rigid leathers?
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 Keith

Well now I know how to put crampons on. Far Out!
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 Cheryl Brown

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