In reply to Chato Fan Club:
> I have both Sarkens and G14s. I find the Sarken front points to be much better for ice....
intersting you say that. i changed to the supposedly more all round champ G14's from a long ownership of dmm terminators, and wondered was it just my imagination that they seemed far less confidence inspiring in water ice. a far bigger drop in the ability to delicately 'tic tac' up thin or fragile ice, for want of a better way to put it.
mind you, I DID have over a years gap between the last time i got to use the Terminators and my new G14, so i thought it must just be me imagining it?....
.....seeing as how most reviews seem to suggest they are the best out there for "...and up to hard ice climbing..." in terms of all-round ability, even compared to similar 'horizontal' frame crampons that also had vertical points.
would be interest in hearing similar/contrasting comments.....