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Kahtoola KTS Crampon

Kahtoola KTS Crampon description

Use the Kahtoola KTS Crampon with your trail runners, backpacking boots, or snowboard boots for grip in icy conditions. Its innovative, flexible traction system aggressively bites into sketchy terrain.

Bottom Line: The Kahtoola KTS Crampons offer lightweight, flexible traction compatible with almost any shoe.

These are great for hiking on snow and ice. Very compact and lightweight making them easy to carry in the pack. Theyre very easy to put on and they adjust very quickly.

I bought these for early season hiking in the High Sierras. They work fantastic for my backpacking trips. They have good traction and can go up steep passes, but are flexible so do not slow you down on the flats. Great for the role they are intended for, and light enough to carry backpacking.

Used these to climb Mt. Shasta they did pretty good. I wouldn't try anything more vertical than that, but I liked that I could wear comfortable hiking boots.

I used these to summit Mount Whitney in the snow and ice. I wore them over my Montrail Hardrocks and it worked well. Make sure to spend extra time making sure the straps are adjusted just right! These are not full blown crampons that clip into plastic boots, but they work pretty good with trail shoes. They got me to the top and back!

These crampons are great for mixed conditions when you may need extra traction. They adjusted easily to several different styles of boots/shoes. They held great on ice and snow. They are not appropriate for technical climbing and the lack of front points reminds of you that but for general hiking they work great.