How to Use crampon in a Sentence

crampon

noun
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  • On steep, iced-over slopes, strap on a set of crampons.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
  • The best part: The crampon-like aluminum bars stick to slick rock like Velcro.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2015
  • Strap on harness and crampons to head out with your expert mountain guide for a walk on the glacier.
    — Jack Dancy, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • Before, visitors used to kayak across a lake to reach the glacier’s face, strap on a pair of crampons and walk onto the ice.
    — NBC News, 25 July 2019
  • This includes some stiff boots and crampons, a helmet and a harness.
    — Scott McMurren, Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Sep. 2017
  • There are clients on Everest today who don’t even know how to put on their crampons, let alone walk in them.
    — Mark Jenkins, Outside Online, 20 June 2019
  • As climbers chop into the ice with their tools and crampons, frozen debris rains below.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The clients all learned the basic crampon and ice-ax techniques and eventually scratched their way up the face.
    — Nathaniel Wilder, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Achut, again, rescued me from myself and retrieved the lost crampon.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Mike Leum stepped into the icy mountain with his crampon, using the steel-spiked footwear to find purchase.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Climbing tools — ice axes, crampons, ice screws, pitons and so on — are stronger and lighter than ever.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Miller: Having a crampon pouch on the back of the pack was an absolutely key factor.
    — Matt Goulet, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2016
  • Life becomes detail: Click into the rope and unclick; secure boot crampons and dig for footholds.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 9 May 2017
  • In the comments on his Instagram page, @lespowtos, the skier describes making it out with crampons, or ice cleats, and a small piece of rope from his friends.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • When the falls freeze over from December through April, Johnston Canyon draws a steady stream of ice climbers and crampon-wearing hikers.
    — Daniel Otis, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • If conditions are icy on top, crampons or traction spikes are a good choice for safe footing.
    — John Nelson, The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Weather permitting, strap on crampons and grab an ice axe for a walk on the spectacular glacier known as the Mer de Glace.
    — National Geographic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Don crampons, wield ice picks, and learn how glacial morphology has molded the landscape of the region.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Some tours give visitors a chance to hike out onto the glacier wearing metal crampons.
    — Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
  • Visitors planning to hike any of the trails on or below the rim should be properly prepared with crampons, trekking poles and even snow shoes.
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Above the refuge, the hike gets more serious, with crampons a necessity well into April.
    — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 29 July 2019
  • The climb from the south is not considered technical, but the Forest Service recommends use of crampons and an ice ax.
    — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 29 May 2018
  • The terrain is technical and icy, requiring ropes and crampons.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Well, if your crampons are on the bottom of your backpack, that makes for an insanely scary situation.
    — Matt Goulet, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2016
  • The Forest Service advised those who travel in avalanche terrain to carry such tools as crampons, an ice axe, a helmet, an avalanche beacon and a shovel.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In a 2011 interview with Karen Brewster, Argus remembered seeing Thayer’s crampon had slipped off, to the side of his mukluk.
    — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The agency says traveling in avalanche terrain requires careful use of mountaineering tools and equipment including crampons, ice axe and the skills to use them.
    — Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • He isn't equipped with hiking poles and doesn't appear to be wearing crampons (a traction device that attaches to the shoe for better mobility on snow and ice).
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 26 Nov. 2019
  • However, there is another way to keep climbing with axes and crampons.
    — Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The test involved various traverses on steep ice that gauged candidates’ skills with crampons and ice axes.
    — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019

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