Yey another G22 thread!
I've been climbing on Petzl Darts and the last few seasons and BD Stingers before that. The Darts were great but are now being relegated to my mixed crampon. The Stingers were also brilliant but unfortunately they broke quite spectacularly (they have now been relegated to a wind chime) and I'm not keen to have stainless steel again.
For my next pure water-ice crampon I'm looking at the G22 (and G20), however I think this time I would like dual points. I have thought about the Dartwin, but like the Dart they aren't so great on snow. I also like the idea of a couple of extra spikes in the mid-foot for climbing featured ice. The G20/22's also appear to have much more aggressive secondary points which is a big plus. They also have a greater range of adjustment in the front, something I think is useful for when the points inevitably get shorter...
So for anyone who has the G22 or 20 (as they are essentially the same construction) and has any feedback my main questions are:
How have you found the 'mono-rail' design on the Grivel crampons, has anyone broken one?
Point wear, how have the points stood up? Are these hot forged points noticeably more durable?
How well do the anti-bots work? They are one of the few lightweight crampons to come with them front and back as standard, any feedback on this would be great.
All other feedback welcome!
Thanks in advance
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