Trango USA Harpoon

Review Date
February 6, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: John Nybo(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from Durango CO

Price Paid:  $103.00 at Gardenschwartz

Summary:
Great vert ice crampons. Ive only used the mono points and i love the off set toe. The heel spur comes in handy many times. Gotta sharpen it first though. Nice features for the money. My partner's crampons cost nearly twice as much and dont have the swank features mine do. Do get snowclogged in wet snow, so i wouldnt recomend them for general mountaineering. Great value, least expensive waterfall crampons out there. stiff as a 16 year old on viagra.

Similar Products Used:
BD Sabertooths, Grivel M-10s

Review Date
January 22, 2001

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: Devan(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from Ft. Collins, Co.

Price Paid:  $130.00 at adventure outfitters

Summary:
Harpoons are the cheapest vertical ice crampons out there, but I'm not sure I made the right call. I've used them for two seasons as dual points. They are easily blunted, I have to sharpen them all the time, and the front points are not very aggressive. I've demoed the grivel Rambos a few times, and they feel way more solid and secure. They do weigh more, though.

Similar Products Used:
grivel Rambo
charlet moset s-12

Review Date
February 27, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Will Hoida(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from SLO, CA, USA

Summary:
These are great all around crampons. I love the mono-point set up for vert. ice climbing and if you plan to do some winter mountaineering they can easily be changed over to duel points. And you can't beat the price at $140.

Review Date
January 30, 2000

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Rob Means(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from Melrose, MA, USA

Summary:
These crampons fit my old Makalus and the attachment is very secure. Very positive for French Technique and for straight up on low angle ice and snow. The standard dual points left me scratching a few times on vertical ice. I will be grinding back the medial flange to a concave pattern. The flange will start and finish in the same place, but there will be more clearance to promote deeper penetration. No data on the monopoints yet.

Review Date
January 26, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: James(Unregistered User) ,  Climber , from Boston MA

Summary:
Great crampons for mountaineering, have not used for vertical ice yet though. I like the ankle strap because it is very easy to use with one heavily-gloved hand. No buckles to fool with. The dual front points performed well on not-so-steep ice and snow. They are pretty inexpensive as well (140ish), so I would give them a high rating for the value along with the nifty performance and front point interchangability.