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crampon
noun
cram·pon
ˈkram-ˌpän 
1
: a hooked clutch or dog for raising heavy objects
—usually used in plural
2
: a climbing iron used especially on ice and snow in mountaineering
—usually used in plural
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The fact that the men involved in the September 12 accident were not carrying crampons or axes wasn’t necessarily indicative of poor decision-making.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Below me, hikers with crampons and poles were tiny as ants.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Travelers and locals strap on crampons and then use an ice axe to chart a course up a glacier-blue waterfall frozen mid-cascade.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
To climb an ice wall, the skirt is a bit complicated to use with crampons.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 30 July 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Below me, hikers with crampons and poles were tiny as ants.
—Thomas Page McBee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Travelers and locals strap on crampons and then use an ice axe to chart a course up a glacier-blue waterfall frozen mid-cascade.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
To climb an ice wall, the skirt is a bit complicated to use with crampons.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 30 July 2025
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“Crampon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crampon. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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crampon
noun
cram·pon
ˈkram-ˌpän
: a set of steel spikes that fit on the bottom of a climbing boot to give a better grip on slopes of hard ice or snow
—usually used in plural
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