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ICE GRIPPER [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mountain Sports
DEF

A short pair of crampons with ... four points fitted to the instep of boots.

CONT

four-point instep crampons ... may prove useful for short sections of ice ....

OBS

A four-point instep crampon, commonly sold as an "ice gripper", is totally unsatisfactory for mountain work.

OBS

In the case of "10-point crampon" and "12-point crampon", the numeric form of the figure is used, it is therefore likely that this form is acceptable for "four-point instep crampon".

Key term(s)
  • instep crampon
  • four-point crampon
  • 4-point crampon

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de montagne
CONT

Il existe en outre des crampons légers pour trekking, et des petits crampons à quatre pointes anti-dérapants [...]

Spanish

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