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Doing a bit of a gear inspection this morning I noticed that one of my front points on my Grivel G12 crampons is out of line. It is only a couple millimeters out, and I can only assume I've been climbing with it for at least part of last season, so I'm not too bothered by it, but has anyone else had this? Or am I just super gnarly and torque them super hard (on grade IIIs)?

In reply to Bob_the_Builder:

My old Salewa pair got inspected every now and then. After particularily bad abuse they'd sometimes be bent bits. I left them like it.

In reply to Bob_the_Builder:

Never had any front points bend and including all my hire crampons, I have had over a dozen pairs in constant winter and alpine use, for well over decade.
I have had the odd lower points bent slightly from stumbling over rocks.
I can see how it would be possible if you jammed the points in a hairline crack and levered it when standing on it!!
I like the Grivel kit due to it's bombproof durability compared to some of the other brands.