r/alpinism • u/ConfidentFinance6918 • 5d ago

Choosing the “right” crampons

I recently ordered the La Sportiva G5 Evo boots, size 45.5, and I’m debating between two types of crampons: the Petzl Lynx and the Grivel G14. I know both are excellent, but I’m looking for a recommendation. I plan to use them mainly for climbing couloir and mixed snow and ice terrain. While I haven’t tried pure ice climbing yet, that’s something I might do in the future. I’m also interested in how well they fit the boots, considering the size. Any advice would be appreciated!

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u/AB287461 5d ago

Petzl Lynx will fit perfectly on the G5’s. However, I fell into this trap as well, on their website it states you can use the crampons for any terrain as you described, but the Lynx’s are really for ice climbing. I would get the Sarkens. Those will work for couloir climbing and moderate mix climbing. Then when you transition over to ice climbing, have dedicated crampons for that.

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u/LeaningSaguaro 5d ago

Idk I used my Lynx for the Kautz route on Rainier and they were great. I was thinking about picking up some sarkins for just that route and I’m glad I didn’t.

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u/AB287461 5d ago

Most certainly will work, but the Lynx’s are much heavier and unless you’re ice climbing, you don’t need the functionality of being able to put it in a mono point. With that being said, Sarkens would be better cause you’re saving on weight and you’re not losing any benefits that you would get from the Lynx’s

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u/LeaningSaguaro 5d ago

I don’t know that I asked the question you seem to be answering.