| To get us used to the rope and crampon work essential on glaciers, John chose to ascend the Petite Fourche, a modest peak in the massif with striking views of the Eiger and the Matterhorn. |
| Make sure your boot has enough welt to hold in the binding, just as you would for a step-in crampon. |
| Outside the bandages I wore six pairs of thick woollen socks, fur boots and a crampon over-shoe of soft leather. |
| This was followed by a level stretch of grassy scree which leads to the crux, a steep shallow chimney, well marked by crampon scratches. |
| Sanne and Alain put the scientists through their Ice School, with ski-doo lessons, crampon training, as well as the procedure to follow when crossing glaciers and crevasse rescue. |
| Until I met these fine folks, I couldn't have told you what a crampon or carabiner was if you paid me a million dollars! |
