Excellent 12-point semi-rigid steep ice, snow and mixed crampon with simple no tools adjustment. This crampon has long penetrating points and is designed for quite technical ice climbing, though it is still a reasonable walking crampon. However anyone needing a crampon mainly for walking and easier routes should consider the Air Tech.
Antibott (anti-balling plates) are included.
The Dual-Matic version is a model that can be set up either as a Cramp-o-Matic or as a New-Matic by changing the front binding:
This means you can either have a full step-in with a wire front bail and fairly rigid bar which is quick to put on in a blizzard and feels more rigid and secure than the other bindings, but you do have to get them on just right - rigid boots only, so fit only to a B3 Mountaineering Boot. Or you can have a semi step-in but, instead of the plastic toe cap, webbing straps are supplied - fit only on semi-rigid B2 or rigid B3 boots, with a step in on the heel.
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.