 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You will have the last laugh if you have to scramble over some rocks, or find yourselves on something a bit hard or steep. Also nice to have the anti balling plate, I've found myself having to whack my crampons every other step with my ice axe, not nice. Can you remove the center front point?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Bring on the gnarl!!
You'll look lovvery with those and your mountain jewellery dancing on the tables at the Folie Duoce:-D
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Yeah, you can also put the other on to convert back to dual points. But mono is so much more versatile. Having front points even for easy scrambles is desirable. I also have some old adjustable Grivel 2F crampons, those 'pie-cutter' frames really need the anti ball plates, they don't half jam up.
These M10's also telescope in to make a smaller package for sticking in the sack, actually quite a good all rounder for something intended purely for ice and mixed climbing.
For the sake of five hundred grams I'm not spending £100 for something I'll only use on a few tours that involve rocks and ice. http://www.snowandrock.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=GRI007000&gclid=CJbNxuOmsLsCFWzHtAodXncAfA&gclsrc=aw.ds
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Sat 14-12-13 19:13; edited 2 times in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I too go a bit over equipped in the crampon department. BD Sabertooths, there's more often than not a bunch of rock at least at some point so I just prefer having stronger crampons.
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Avalanche Poodle, they look 'mean' !! 
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Good for kicking the people in front in restaurant queues.
meh, Sabertooths are a top technical tool  It's always nice when you can make one bit of kit serve a multitude of functions. And it also means you can climb up a gully for a quick descent back down.
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Avalanche Poodle, given there are bug all lifts of consequence here I'm pretty much always climbing ridges or gullies and the wind makes sure crampons are a good plan. Am no crazy winter or ice climber but for II/III ground I do like having two tools and decent crampons. Last year I climbed a simple gully with bulletproof neve at the top and wished I'd had two tools as the wind coming over the top was ferocious and blowing us about a fair bit with skis on our packs. Skiing can be an odd sport. 
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meh, Yup, as the terrain gets steeper having the right kit makes things much safer. I got into skiing after about 15 years of rock and ice climbing so was quite happy on steep ground. Just trying to get back into the ice again, maybe combine the sports and get into some ski mountaineering 
I've been in windy situations like that, once had a compression zone just for the top 50m of a Welsh mountain. The ground was wind polished ice, and even kneeling down you were being blown along the ground unless you could jam onto a rock. We didn't even have axes as that top was the only bit of snow/ice there was, it was a strange sensation sliding along.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Yeah am very much the opposite a skier that started climbing. Only really started climbing six years ago.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Getting into new things is what keeps our sense of enthusiasm up
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meh, I have Sabretooths too (though am a little worried about the failure of stainless issues and BDs lack of consideration or comment). I don’t tour enough to warrant a dedicated pair, they’re not that heavy and climbing wise, the twin flat points are ideal for snow/snice/Scottish ice and easy mixed. I also used to carry a Quark as my axe (as that’s all I had) but have picked up a short Raven Ultra that has now never left my pack/shoulder straps! Not sure I’d be loving a vertical mono point on late season snice but that’s just me…..
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You know it makes sense.
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Avalanche Poodle, Well I've found my DMM Terminators comforting on the Midi snow arête. I bet mono points are very useful for fiddling with Dynafit bindings too.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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On the rocks, Shhh, I've converted the soles to Alpine DIN  Using them in the Saloman Guardian / Atomic Tracker binding, I can always get a resole later if I switch to a lighter weight pin binding.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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FAQ
Stops you falling over when drunk, plus someone else has to go to the bar 
