Ultralight alloy/steel 12-point crampon designed for lightweight mountain ascents and glacier approaches/descents to alpine rock climbs. Simple no tools adjustment. The front section is steel for durability, whilst the rest of the crampon is alloy to save weight.
Antibott (anti-balling plates) are included.
There are two binding systems available:
New-Matic: Semi step-in with Grivel's excellent plastic toe cap - but will will fit only on semi-rigid walking boots and stiffer, with a step in on the heel.
New-Classic: Superb all encasing basket system that means that you can put this crampon on just about anything that is B2 rated or above, though it is marginally more fiddly to fit than the other models.
Fit only to a B3 Mountaineering Boot or B2 Winter Walking Boot.
This Evo model has three major changes over the previous version:
- The heel lever is lighter and has only one moving part (as opposed to five) but still adjusts to all suitable boots.
- The webbing tape is narrower (12mm as opposed to 14mm) and lighter.
- The buckle has been redesigned to be lighter and more compact but still give a strong hold.
All this means that Cramp-o-Matic and New-Matic models are 54g lighter that their predecessors, whilst New-Classic models are 14g lighter.