Hi ski mountaineers,
Im a month off this winter and planning to stay in Chamonix (probably March 2015). This winter I want to bring it all to a higher level and combine all my passions. So winter high alpine (ice)climbing with a tour ski ascend and eventually descend.
Now my question: What gear do I need?
I think we have two options here (tell me if not!):
1.
Climb and ski with a winter mountaineering boot like the La Sportiva Spantik. Ski with it in combination with the Tyrolia 500 bindings (should fit, tell me if there are better combinations).
Benefits:
Cheapest (allround) option
real winter boot (warm)
best climbing ability
Disadvantages:
Skiing is horrible (never done it, what do think?)
heavy bindings
2.
Climb and ski with a ski boot like the Dynafit TLT5 or TLT6 or a different boot (tell me which one). Theyre not made for iceclimbing tells Dynafit me but Ive seen a lot of people using it. And
http://coldthistle.blogspot.se/2011/06/part-2.html ,
http://coldthistle.blogspot.nl/2013/08/dynafit-tlt6-for-fall-of-2013.html writes a lot about it.
Benefits:
Skiing is fine
Climbing is lighter
Disadvantages:
Expensive (but I already have a lightweight ski and tech bindings [Plum Guide])
colder feet (one of the questions for you guys..)
less usable for technical climbing (how technical is possible?)
probably less comfortable on long north faces (stiffnes, comfort, etc.?)
dont know if my Grivel G14 crampons will fit (do you?)
Offcourse light ski's but what would you advise? I'm 1.87 cm and 79 kg's. I've now got the blizzard expedition tour adventure: 167 / 102-73-89 / 24 [cm's] Dont know the weight,but it's light. Used it before as ski mountaineering race ski. Technical horrible and though but uphill ideal.
So what have you been climbing with? How did it climb and ski?
What is used by the most of the guys around Chamonix?
Is there one option for everything or should you have a larger ski/skiboot quiver?
Havent found any Dutch ski mountaineer who has experience with either options or just the Dynafit TLT 5 or 6, thats why Im asking it here.
If I forgot something, please tell me.
Thank you very much!!
Post edited at 21:30