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Grivel G14 with La Sportiva Trango S

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 tomtom89 15 Jan 2018

Apologies if this has been asked before:

I currently have a pair of Grivel G14 (cramp-o-matic) crampons which I use with my La Sportiva Trango Extremes. I also have a pair of La Sportiva Trango S but currently do not have any crampons that fit them. If I was to order one of the converter bails (link below) to switch the G14s to a new-matic binding system, would these be ok to use with my Trango S or would they still be too rigid?

https://www.needlesports.com/1911/products/grivel-converter-bails-pair-bc2n...

Cheers.

 Dark-Cloud 15 Jan 2018
In reply to tomtom89:

I think Trango S are B2, mine are a bit bendy with a G12 on, suppose it might depend on size of boot, with a 7 they might be OK, with a 14 then i would say trouble may happen !

 TobyA 15 Jan 2018
In reply to tomtom89:

I expect you'll be fine. I've used my very elderly Trango S loads for ice climbing with G12s over the years (and lent them to friends as well for their first tries at ice https://www.ukhillwalking.com/images/dbpage.php?id=21983 ). From what I remember about G14 they are very similar to G12s.

Of course take advice from a random bloke on the internet with a large pinch of salt. Your crampons may explode or spontaneously combust. You may plummet horribly to your doom as a result of this advice. Share prices (and ice climbers) can fall as well as go up.

Post edited at 18:27
 nickcj 16 Jan 2018
In reply to tomtom89:

While you're at it, you could order a flexible bar for your crampons to get a better fit on the trango s. 

I remember a video Steve House did on his gear for Nanga Parbat where he switched the bar on his g14s to save a bit of weight. 

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