Sentences with word «crampons»

Someone in the sports world should warn you that running with crampons in the loose snow is exhausting.

We then hiked about an hour through the forest to the entrance of the glacier where we were given safety gear including crampons for our feet.

This meant that we could practise using crampons and ice axes, get to know each other, and Ian could assess our fitness and abilities.

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The scientists» soundscape will be reduced to the crunching of crampons across the ice, the rush of glacial streams and the occasional groan of a massive ice sheet rearranging itself.

I briefly forget that we're using the wrong tires as the thing climbs like it's wearing crampons.

The metal crampons on our climbing boots crunched securely into the wind - packed snow.

The women's Mountain boot Ferrata Kombi Lady GTX is a lightweight mountain shoe for hybrid crampons from Hanwag.

His packing essentials included crampons, climbing boot an ice axe, a climbing rope and a non-iron shirt to prove the point.

Her interesting blogs feature her exciting accounts of her travel experiences which include anything and everything from crampon hiking in Patagonia, gorilla trekking in Uganda, tree planting in Zambia and even her involvement in Turtle Rescue in Kenya.

Then my right crampon came unclipped.

As a snake moves, its scales grip the ground and propel the body forward — similar to how crampons help hikers establish footholds in slippery ice.

Continue to Skaftafell National Park, don crampons, and ice pick in hand, hike on Svinafellsjokull glacier itself.

I highly recommend renting crampons and hiring a guide.

Guided glacier hike with crampons and ice axes.

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Big Ice and Mini-trekking tours give visitors a chance to hike out onto the glacier wearing metal crampons.

Using crampons, ice picks and snow poles, risking life and limb, they reached difficult ridges near the highest summit of the Sør Rondane Mountains and other challenging locations near the station in search of this cosmic dust.

Of course we listened respectfully and an hour later were strapping on our crampons and headed up a mountain in near whiteout conditions.

Rental for crampons, ice axes and a helmet is $ 4.

Rappelling down the ropes that we had set up earlier connecting Camp I to advanced base camp, in the pitch dark, with useless fingers and only one crampon, was a nightmare.

Every so often he would sit up, fiddle with his crampons and then collapse.

Instinctively I clutched at my ice ax and jabbed the pick of the ax into the snow, and then I kicked hard with my crampons.

Climbing up and over the main divide with ropes, crampons and iceaxes, braving avalanches and ice cliffs, they follow the migration routes of the magnificent Himalayan tahr and nimble chamois all the way out to the West Coast.

«Realizing my kids further on might not be able to experience this, they may not be able to strap on their crampons and ice axes and roam around on the ice fields — that's significant,» he said.

Each morning, teams departed for the glacier, ice axes in hand and crampons strapped to their feet.

I was the direct opposite of the image that the people on the crampon box portray, all happy and bouncy... More tired and near - death, really.

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At that, we made our way back down, our joints disputing every downhill step we took, our crampons securely insuring we wouldn't slide down the glacier.

We were told tour operators climb at night because the snow is frozen hard and easier to grip with crampons, whereas during the day, the snow melts and is prone to avalanches.

«Ten point steps,» he demonstrated driving all points of the crampon into the ice with a few steps.

With the expertise of Pink Iceland, leave your heels and loafers at home: Using crampons and ice axes, glacier trek through shallow crevasses atop Sólheimajökull outlet glacier in southern Iceland, a rapidly receding glacier set atop Katla, one of the country's most active volcanoes.

Perhaps it was its perfect conical peak or the idea of hiking a glacier wearing the spiky shoes — crampons, I later learned they're called.

Without question, we fished our crampons out of our packs, rehydrated and stepped onto the glacier, tied together in our harnesses.

I drove the right one into the ice wall; then the left one, followed by one solid kick of my right foot, securing the two front spikes of the crampon; then the other foot.

Had normal running shoes and didn't need to take out the crampons.

The setting is at the same time sybaritic and rugged; more than once I daydreamed about showing up for breakfast wearing only a Speedo and crampons.

Strap on the crampons and explore deep ravines cut by glacial streams that cascade into the glacier's icy depths.

But in winter it is bleak and inhospitable, and in snow, you normally need an ice axe and crampons to negotiate your way to the summit.

We went in June actually and had all our crampon / ice axe gear for the walk up but ended up not putting them on till we ventured further past the hut.

It really is best to have experience with crampons and an ice axe because venturing much further than the top of the hill behind Mueller Hut will provide exposure that I wouldn't take a chance on with just boots.

More experienced hikers or mountaineers equipped with skis, ice axes, and crampons can explore the Icefield crossings, which can take up to 2 weeks to complete.

We reach the summit of Pico Bolivar (5007mts) after a steep climb that needs all the necessary equipment like rope, harness and helmet (crampons and ice axe during the snow season).

We strap on some crampons for a walk on the Franz Josef glacier in South - Western New Zealand, taking the time to also check out the nearby Fox Glacier and Haast Pass.

«Also, climbing is becoming more difficult because when you are on a mountain you can wear crampons but it's very dangerous and very slippery to walk on bare rock with crampons.»

The ascent or descent of a mountain requiring the use of specialized equipment, including but not limited to pick - axes, anchors, bolts, crampons, carabineers, and lead or top - rope anchoring equipment; So what is the average thrill - seeking adventure traveler to do?