I just came across these in a Norwegian outdoor mag and I don't think they've been mentioned here before: Yaktrax. It seems to be a network of elastic cable with a metal wire coiled around them, which will fit over any sort of boots, shoes or trainers. Lighter than crampons, easier to store because there are no pointy bits, but not as durable. There is a UK dealer: http://www.axholmesafety.co.uk/yaktrax.asp (scroll down to the Pro version).
Does anybody have any experience with these? Might be useful for days when you're not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths.
I just came across these in a Norwegian outdoor mag and I don't think they've been mentioned here before: Yaktrax. It seems to be a network of elastic cable with a metal wire coiled around them, which will fit over any sort of boots, shoes or trainers. Lighter than crampons, easier to store because there are no pointy bits, but not as durable. There is a UK dealer: http://www.axholmesafety.co.uk/yaktrax.asp (scroll down to the Pro version).
Does anybody have any experience with these? Might be useful for days when you're not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths.
Roos
Royal Mail used to issue something like that. It was alright walking on hard packed snow but if it was icy it was like walking on skates 🙂
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I just came across these in a Norwegian outdoor mag and I don't think they've been mentioned here before: Yaktrax. It seems to be a network of elastic cable with a metal wire coiled around them, which will fit over any sort of boots, shoes or trainers. Lighter than crampons, easier to store because there are no pointy bits, but not as durable. There is a UK dealer: http://www.axholmesafety.co.uk/yaktrax.asp (scroll down to the Pro version).
Does anybody have any experience with these? Might be useful for days when you're not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths.
I don't havy any experience with them and wonder how they'll perform on refrozen rockand snow. I've just bought /crampons/ myself. They're a sort of instep shoe made out of thick rubber with 3 strips of iron with small points ^^^^^^^^^ in the front of the sole. I bought them at the ANWB (the Dutch Automobile Club) for 3.40 BP /just in case/ for my walk on the summits around Glen Nevis in May.
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I just came across these in a Norwegian outdoor mag and I don't think they've been mentioned here before: Yaktrax. It seems to be a network of elastic cable with a metal wire coiled
around
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them, which will fit over any sort of boots, shoes or trainers.
Lighter
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than crampons, easier to store because there are no pointy bits, but
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Eisma said:
Does anybody have any experience with these? Might be useful for days when you're not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths.
I think their promotional blurb should be a warning to you - they're perfect for Posties, Police or other people that have to move around on snow or ice.
I notice they don't mention people trudging up mountains! I can see how they would work on your average street but these are not alternatives to crampons!
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I notice they don't mention people trudging up mountains! I can see how they would work on your average street but these are not alternatives to crampons!
But doesn't "not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths" also rather not mention trudging up mountains too? It's not always about mountains...
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I notice they don't mention people trudging up mountains! I can see how they would work on your average street but these are not alternatives to crampons!
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But doesn't "not doing anything steep but may find yourself walking on icy paths" also rather not mention trudging up mountains too? It's not always about mountains...
The situation I was thinking off was our walk around New Years day, where the hills had some snow but no need for crampons at all, but the forest road on the walk in and out had a lot of ice. Slipping would not mean a big fall, and crampons would have been overkill (we did have them with us and didn't use them), but more grip could have made walking easier.
The situation I was thinking off was our walk around New Years day, where the hills had some snow but no need for crampons at all, but the forest road on the walk in and out had a lot of ice. Slipping would not mean a big fall, and crampons would have been overkill (we did have them with us and didn't use them), but more grip could have made walking easier.
Someone (I can't remember who) posted a link referring to these a week or so ago :
I bought a pair for exactly those kinds of use (e.g. the icy bits of laid paths in the Lakes, between the mud and the snow). I haven't tried them yet but I think they'll be good for that purpose. They're not crampon substitutes either though, and I don't think they'll be any use at all in snow.
