New Petzl Lynx Crampon!

This should stoke up the ice and alpine climbers



The new Lynx crampons from Petzl offers a forged and easily replaceable monopoint or dual point option all done with a single bolt and spacer size with nothing else to cut or "screw" around with! And they are about to be introduced here in North Americalater this week. Typical Petzl designquality. Some cool innovations like having the option of twosetsof boot toe attachment systems with the same crampon. Mono point can be centered or off set, your choice! The front points (single or dbl) can also be adjusted forwards or back or off set, along with twoversions of the toe bail. Much lighter as wellthan the past M10 version.And a much better bott system than the M10. Although I haven't had a chance to weigh a pair yet likely the lightest crampon on the market with replaceable forged front points. Better yet IMO a full set of 12 (yes twelve) down points in addition to the forged front points. Full botts as well. Finally a company did it all in one package! Petzl hasjust upped the game, again!



I'll do a complete review once I get my hands on a pair! (or even better a pair on my boots ;) Delivery should be Nov. , may be even a bit earlier! Retail is being quoted currently @ $240.



Reported weights are:



1080 g (configuration with two points and ANTISNOW)



910 g (configuration with one point, no ANTISNOW)













Shown above for an easy comparisonis theearlier Petzl M10 that is now discontinued.







And thethe obvious rivals that will be slugging it out next winter. And a previous review of the newest BD Stinger here:



http://coldthistle.blogspot.com//01/preview-of-fall--black-diamond.html?showComment=1313220566067#c8734409473319898100





This follow up came later from Petzl:

The new Lynx crampon from Petzl offers a forged and easily replaceable monopoint or dual point. The Lynx will replace the M10. A much lighter replacement and should make a lot of people happy.



Modular crampon for ice and mixed climbing, with new LEVERLOCK universal bindings



From snow couloirs to dry tooling, the LYNX is a versatile crampon. Modular front points allow for many options: dual or mono-point, long or short, and/or asymmetrical. They come with two types of interchangeable front bindings to adapt to boots with or without toe welts.



Selling points:



• Versatile crampons for ice and mixed climbing

• Configuration and length of front points can be modified with one screw:

dual points in short, long or asymmetrical position

offset mono-point in short or long position



• Crampons adaptable to boots with or without toe welts:

interchangeable front bindings: stainless steel toe bail wires for shoes with toe welts, or flexible “Flexlock” style toe bindings for boots without toe welts both types of toe bindings can be adjusted to accommodate shoe width and provide sufficient point length



• LEVERLOCK heel bail is height-adjustable, designed for boots with heel welt

• Integrated front and rear ANTISNOW plates

• FAKIR carrying pouch included

• Marked bars facilitate crampon adjustment



• Comes with:

FAKIR carrying bag (V01)

front and rear ANTISNOW (T24960)

flexible front binding

stainless steel wire heel bail



Product specifications:

Number of points: 14

Boot sizes: 35 to 45 with M linking bar (included), optional L linking bar fits boots sizes 40 to 50 (T20850)

Weight: 2 x 540 g = 1080 g (configuration with two points and ANTISNOW)

2 x 455 g = 910 g (configuration with one point, no ANTISNOW)

Certification(s): CE, UIAA