Timeline for When to sharpen crampons?
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| Jun 6, 2016 at 12:40 | vote | accept | WedaPashi♦ | ||
| May 31, 2016 at 5:42 | comment | added | Wills | @mattnz Like I wrote I think it's mainly about front points. And it's only important to have sharp points in steep, icy terrain. You should know beforehand if you go steep, so you know when to sharpen your crampons. | |
| May 31, 2016 at 0:39 | comment | added | user5330 | As long as you don't over sharpen, I disagree with the point about not sharpening because you are worried about wearing them out. I would rather buy new crampons than find myself unexpectedly on hard ice with blunt points. I would especially hate it if my headstone read "....If only he had sharpened his pointy bits...." | |
| May 30, 2016 at 13:52 | history | answered | Wills | CC BY-SA 3.0 |