Yes I do own a pair, in fact a second pair. They work fine on steep, shallow snow [on Corndon Hill GW/MW-013 every time] , icy footpaths [Pen y Fan was good on a sunny day in Winter] and wet, close grazed, grassy slopes (Great Mell Fell G/LD-035 in summer comes to mind). John GW4BVE recommended them to me in the light of my accident in 2009 and I’m grateful. They do fall off and I have searched for the missing one on occasion. One if still on the Breitenstein DL/MF-070 as far as I know [highest I’ve ever used them with lots of people about]. That’s why I have a second pair. It is best that the boots have a loop on the heal so the long spider strap can go through there instead of fall off. Gerald is correct - these are not mountaineering crampons - they’re “stopping me falling over” spikes for lowland footpaths. A pair usually lives in the bottom of my bag [next to the poly bag with the paper and trowel - ie not used very often section]
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David M0YDH
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