Harfang Tech

It's amazing to have crampons that can perform technical duties while being this lightweight. I no longer need to bring a heavier duty crampon just because there might be technical terrain that an aluminum crampon can't handle.

I was initially pretty worried about whether the crampons would stay on my boots given the mixed discussion on these crampons, but I zero problems on my first two outings so far. I have a fair amount of usage with aluminum crampons connected by a dyneema cord, so maybe that has helped. I also typically use ski boots with lightweight crampons, so that probably plays a role as well. Without a metal bar, rigidity relies on just the boot. Ski boots are much stiffer than ice climbing boots which plays well with these crampons.

I did follow the adjustment recommendations to make them ultra tight. The initial adjustment of the crampons to get the right degree of tightness took forever, especially since I wanted to be able to use the crampons on two different boots. This makes the crampon impractical to use across users or a large range of boots. Once you set the length on the dyneema webbing, it's best to never touch it again. I got them to work for two ski boots that are the same size internal size, but different sole lengths by using the heel adjustment to switch boots.

The difficulty in changing the fit is because there's no fixed adjustment increments on these crampons. So getting back to a previous adjustment is very difficult. Other crampons use fixed notches for length adjustment, so it's easy switch between footwear and go back to the previous setting. The infinite adjustability of these crampons let's you dial in the perfect fit, but with the trade-off of being more difficult to adjust.

Crampons très léger et polyvalents

Ligeros,resistentes y fiables ,los estrene durante 5 días seguidos en el valle de aran y son de lo mejor que he probado

Its not designed for ice climbing or near suitabel for vertical ice. Maybe suitabel for non Technical alpine climbing. The plastic adjuster breaks on tension, and the dyneema in the bottom loosen and crampon pops out during climbing. It happened for me twice and i eventually got injured on one of my ribs after the first fall. It was my first crampon ever, and i was very excited to try the Ice, but this crampon ruined the whole experience. I even got the 2 falls om video. I returned the crampons, and got them back with a horrible explanation, saying that the crampon is fully functional and i might change the cord, because the cord is damaged. The cord where damaged because of the falls.

I used the Blue Ice Harfang Tech crampons twice during ice climbing, and they made a solid first impression. They feel lightweight and stable on the ice. Adjusting the strap takes a bit of time at first, so they’re easiest to use with the same pair of boots. Overall, a promising crampon with good performance so far.