How to Use crampon in a Sentence

crampon

noun
  • Below me, hikers with crampons and poles were tiny as ants.
    — Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But the force of his falling body caused the crampon to pop off and become lost.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • To climb an ice wall, the skirt is a bit complicated to use with crampons.
    — Maya Silver, Outside Online, 30 July 2025
  • This includes some stiff boots and crampons, a helmet and a harness.
    — Scott McMurren, Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Sep. 2017
  • As climbers chop into the ice with their tools and crampons, frozen debris rains below.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Strap on harness and crampons to head out with your expert mountain guide for a walk on the glacier.
    — Jack Dancy, Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2016
  • Achut, again, rescued me from myself and retrieved the lost crampon.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Climbing tools — ice axes, crampons, ice screws, pitons and so on — are stronger and lighter than ever.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Descending this section with just one pair of crampons was a high-risk option.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 9 Oct. 2024
  • If conditions are icy on top, crampons or traction spikes are a good choice for safe footing.
    — John Nelson, The Seattle Times, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Not bringing ice cleats or crampons on an icy hike can be frustrating at best, and deadly at worst.
    — Adam Roy, Outside Online, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There are clients on Everest today who don’t even know how to put on their crampons, let alone walk in them.
    — Mark Jenkins, Outside Online, 20 June 2019
  • Milestone said the climbers had crampons, ice axes, and helmets, but the one who fell lost his gear in the tumble.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Some tours give visitors a chance to hike out onto the glacier wearing metal crampons.
    — Nora Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2023
  • Be sure to check conditions and pack crampons for hiking the slippery canyons in winter.
    — Erica Zazo, Outside Online, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Before, visitors used to kayak across a lake to reach the glacier’s face, strap on a pair of crampons and walk onto the ice.
    — NBC News, 25 July 2019
  • Milestone said the duo did have proper gear for the ascent—crampons, ice axes, and helmets.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The clients all learned the basic crampon and ice-ax techniques and eventually scratched their way up the face.
    — Nathaniel Wilder, Smithsonian, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Don crampons, wield ice picks, and learn how glacial morphology has molded the landscape of the region.
    — National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • The terrain is technical and icy, requiring ropes and crampons.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2023
  • He was also given crampons, climbing equipment, and sleeping bags.
    — Bhadra Sharma, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
  • However, there is another way to keep climbing with axes and crampons.
    — Jacopo Pasotti, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Well, if your crampons are on the bottom of your backpack, that makes for an insanely scary situation.
    — Matt Goulet, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2016
  • Those competitors carry gear such as avalanche transceivers, crampons, ice axes and climbing ropes.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Visitors planning to hike any of the trails on or below the rim should be properly prepared with crampons, trekking poles and even snow shoes.
    — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Bring trekking poles, check with the rangers at Jenny Lake about whether crampons are needed, and summon all of your stamina.
    — Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Above the refuge, the hike gets more serious, with crampons a necessity well into April.
    — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 29 July 2019
  • San Juan Mountain Guides rents skis, crampons, avalanche kits, and more from its shop on Main Street.
    — Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
  • The test involved various traverses on steep ice that gauged candidates’ skills with crampons and ice axes.
    — Simon Akam, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2019
  • On snowy days, Sullivan uses a simple set of crampons from Amazon to add traction to her shoes.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024

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