| The crampons went clack-clack, sharply, the metal points ringing in his ears with each step. |
| I decided I'd better put on my crampons over my boots to grip the snow better, then tentatively stepped out onto the steep slope. |
| Victor was a few feet below, moving like an exhausted old man as he front-pointed up slowly on his crampons. |
| Boot soles are chevroned for hiking and accept crampons for climbing up icy chutes. |
| The snow underfoot is hard and crystalline, and grates beneath my crampons with a sound of metal on metal. |
| There are, of course, more conventional walks that don't involve the donning of crampons. |
