These crampons are designed for steep ice. Drop-forged horizontal and vertical front points kick in no matter how steep the terrain gets. Nickel and chromoly front points provide shear-resistance and excellent penetration. Front point orientation can be changed or made asymmetrical and worn front points can be changed. Crampon structure is totally rigid with side rail construction for a stable, vibration-free platform.
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| dug | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 4/5 | I own these crampons and really like them. After getting rid of my BD switchblades which I didn't like at all I bought these. Great secondary points and nice front points for good penetration. I haven't tried the mono point config. but the duals (not asymetrical) work very well. I have gone over to using these for my alpine climbs as well but antiballing plates are a must. The heel lock down could be more secure. Be sure to try a couple different fits when adjusting them to your boots to be sure you have the best fit. | | Posted Dec 18, 2001 2:34 pm |
| EthanV | Untitled Review | | Voted 5/5 | I have been really happy with the Rambo's. I bought them originally for more technical stuff, but have used them much more for general mountaineering and I agree with the other guy, as long as you have anti-balling plates, these baby's are fantastic. Besides, the secondary points offer an additional bit of security when front pointing that most hinged or semi-rigib crampons don't have. These aren't the best for extended flat glacier travel as they are completely rigid and as such not the most comfortable for just walking. As indicated above, you really have to mess with the fit to your boot to get the heel piece just right. Also, plan on wearing a very stiff boot. If not adjusted perfectly, the flex of a less stiff boot caused them to pop off on me once (fortunately it was not on technical terrain). All in all, these things are fantastic!!! | | Posted Mar 26, 2002 10:45 am |
| Vinny | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 4/5 | Love these 'pons but apparently the improvement of the toe bail is rather important, must update mine one of these days which is apparently covered as a recall by Grivel.
No problem with them popping off.
I did find that by cutting the spacers in order to bring the front points siginificantly closer, performance on tech ice is superior. I haven't noticed any disadvantage (I was afraid of breaking more ice). | | Posted Jul 10, 2002 8:01 am |
| RR | Untitled Review | | Voted 5/5 | These crampons work very well on steep ice. They work also fine when dry-tooling. But on neve the points cut trough easy I find. The fit is excellent on a shoe like the Scarpa Cumbre also very a-symmetric. They don't fit well under classic plastic boots. The front points are a little less wide then the Grivel G14 and therefore sharper. When I decided for the Rambo I was also thinking about the G14 that has the some characteriztiques of the G12 and the Rambo. Rambo has more side stability. I bought both Rambo and the G12. The advantage of the G14 is that you buy one crampon for both purposes waterfall and glacier. The disadvantage is that the second points are more aggressive to the front then I want it for alpine climbing. Any way it is a luxuries problem; there are no bad crampons any more in this price range. The G14 is also less curved so they might fit better nder a classic boot. I have used the Green Ice (camp) and the Makalu (Simond) both work very well for general climbing and much more. I have the idea that the Makalu (Simond) is closer to the G14 with the advantage of wide front points. I prefer Makalu better then the G12 after all. The diffrence between both is very small.
I had also a look at Terminator of DMM also beautifull, but didn't try them climbing. The points are even more excentric then the Rambo. i don't climb that good that I need that. | | Posted Dec 2, 2002 3:08 am |
| hmronnow | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 5/5 | I find these crampons great for ice climbing with a stiff boot. Unlike a previous reviewer, I find they fit very well under my Koflach plastic boots. Note, I have the almost straight version. There exist also a more asymetric version. Bring your boots when choosing.
For glacier walking, I prefer more flexible models, but if the trip includes both water-ice and glacier I carry the Rambo.
Con: Do not let anyone in your party know that you carry equipment named after the only 80s icon that has not seen a retro-revival. | | Posted Aug 17, 2003 1:01 pm |
| HeMa | Untitled Review | | 
Voted 4/5 | Thus far I have used these babies mostly on waterfall ice and added a bit of mixed / drytooling. I also have used em with dual- and mono-frontpoints, and the mono's rock.
These do ball-up very much if you don't have an antiballing plate, but a lot of ducktape does the same jobs (just it lasts only about one long trip).
For never lightweight asymmetric boots the straight frame isn't that nice, but you can make these a bit asymmetric but putting the two backbolts offset (by one hole) to create a slight curve at the back. With the modification these fit my Trango Extreme's like a glove. | | Posted Jan 5, 2004 4:11 am |
| The Chief | Awesome... | | 
Voted 5/5 | Tops in my book. My winter water Ice Pon of choice. Stable and sure spot on each placement. | | Posted Feb 14, 2008 6:43 pm |
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