Walking to work this morning over the ice covered pavements, my Vibram soled walking boots didn't
seem to offer any better grip than ordinary shoes - I was sliding about like everyone else. I could
have dug out my crampons but that seems a bit OTT. A pair of nailed boots seems the obvious
solution, but I have only ever seen them pictured in books about the early days of climbing. Is it
still possible to buy them anywhere?
Plan B is to bang some hob nails I acquired years ago into an old pair of boots. Might only get used
a few days each year, but I do hate shuffling along on the ice with tiny steps then falling on my
[censored] onto the soggy pavement.
Jon