Ice climbing season is quickly creeping up on us, and now is the time to purchase a new pair of crampons. Here are four popular crampons that you are bound to see climbers wearing this year.

Winter hiking requires additional gear to keep you safe and on your feet. By choosing the proper traction devices, you can ...

Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor Rob Johnson explains the essentials of choosing and using your first ice axe and crampons for winter mountaineering. Ever year as winter rolls around, you ...

With time and use, the teeth of your crampons will dull – more so with heavy use if you’re ice climbing – making them less effective, which can make it hard to hike and even put you in added danger.

Likewise, with vertical front points, you won't really need unless you plan on getting into some technical ice climbing. We love the Black Diamond Contact crampons because they come in step-in ...

Extraordinary, unique pieces of gear for ski mountaineering: Corsa Race ice axe – the lightest in the world –, the Rapid Racing backpack or the G Comp Evo glove. The X-Dream ice axe, the Blade Runner ...