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telluryan


Oct 20, 2005, 10:27 PM
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Montrail Crampon replacement/ recall
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Did any body ever have their ICE 9 crampons replaced when they were recalled?

Looking to see if Montrail has had any luck w/ the system and have a replacement crampon set up or if people went another route w/ a different manufacturer/ model?

i did not have much luck w/ the montrail website contact page so i thought i would try rc.com

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dig_scott


Oct 30, 2005, 9:03 PM
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i've got a pair also but haven't tried the warrenty. how did yours work, if so, for ya.


xp


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I asked on their web site and got email back that most crampons should work with those boots. Then I asked a crampon seller if DMM Terminators will work, and they said they asked Montrail and Montrail responded that they should. So I ordered. The front welt of the boot is quite shallow, BTW, and it didn't match the shape of the crampon, so it seemed it didn't really fit. I remembered reading on some forum that the poster easily corrected that problem with a file... So I did that too. Now it fits much better, but I don't know if it is enough. Only one way to find out--on some local rocks that nobody climbs anyway. If it works fine, the next project is to cut off those metal hooks...


xp


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We have found that almost all other brands of crampons will work well
with the Montrail Ice 9, Lotus and Olympus boots. After implementing
the
recall on the Montrail Ice 9 and Khumbu crampons we sent Montrail boots
that use the Ice System crampons to Black Diamond, Petzl, and Trango
and
these companies tested some of their crampons on the Montrail boots and
gave their feedback and recommendations.

From Black Diamond we recommend considering the Bionic for climbing
steep ice and the Sabretooth for general mountaineering. The Vasak
series from Petzl is recommended for general mountaineering, while the
Petzl M-10 crampons work well for climbing ice. The Trango
Hyper-Harpoon
also works well with the Ice 9 boots for climbing steep ice.

In reply to:
> Question: I am looking for rigid crampons for my Montrail ICE 9
boots.
Montrail said most crampons should fit and gave me a list of ones that
will,
but I am interested in DMM Terminators, which weren't on their list.
How can
I try the fit? If I order and they don't, will you take the crampons
back?
If not, can I mail you one boot? :-)
--
These should fit (according to John at Montrail).
Let us know if you wish to order a pair.
Best Climbing,
Larry


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