[at-l] How to help a newbie: Part III WAS: crampons

[cwillett@math.uiuc.edu (Christopher Willett)]

I've found that my feet rarely get cold while hiking in my usual
boots.  Even when wet in the winter.  I wear gaiters to try to
keep
them as dry as possible, though.  However, when
I stop, my
feet do tend to get cold.  So, I bring along a pair of down booties.
They cost about $20 and keep my feet toasty.  Of course, this is
just me.

Chris

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Chris Willett
cwillett@math.uiuc.edu
http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~cwillett
Department of Mathematics
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Shane Steinkamp wrote:

> > I believe real climbing crampons require a stiff
> > mountaineering boot to
> > mount on. Certainly for toe pointing anyway.
>
> Which brings me to another question for Bob's Feb 1
> launch...
>
> Insulated boots?  I don't have enough experience in them to
> reccomend any, and when I've been in the snow in my
> RedWings, my toes get a little cold.
>
> Shane
>
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