[
US
/ˈkɹæmpɔn/
]
[ UK /kɹˈæmpɒn/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈæmpɒn/ ]
NOUN
- an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing
- a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
How To Use crampon In A Sentence
- This was followed by a level stretch of grassy scree which leads to the crux, a steep shallow chimney, well marked by crampon scratches.
- There are, of course, more conventional walks that don't involve the donning of crampons.
- Our tents are filled with clothes, down jackets, sleeping bags, woollen gloves and socks, snow boots, and tonnes of packed cream - sun-block, moisturiser, lip balm and cleanser - as well as the routine climbing paraphernalia of ropes, crampons, harnesses, descendeurs and carabiners.
- Now that it is snow-covered, it is great crampon mixed rock-ice training. Interview with Cindy Abbott: Climbing Against Time « Climber &Laquo; Everest 2010 « Mt. Everest 2010 Season Coverage
- Before breaking camp at the base of the Root, your guide will give you pointers on crampon use and safe route-finding.
- Don't touch metallic objects like ice axes, crampons, tent poles, or jewelry.
- When skiing downhill the bindings are locked, and skins and crampons removed.
- Barely breathing now, I moved my feet up, scrabbling my crampon points across the verglas. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told
- Boot soles are chevroned for hiking and accept crampons for climbing up icy chutes.
- An ankle strap will prevent the heel lever being released or the crampon being lost should it become disconnected from the boot.
