cramponnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkræm.pɒn/us/ˈkræm.pɑːn/a metal frame with sharp points that is attached to the bottom of a boot to make walking on ice or snow easier
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Mountaineering & rock climbing
- abseil
- bag
- base camp
- bivouac
- bivvy
- bivvy sack
- climb
- climbing
- foothold
- footing
- free running
- hold
- ice pick
- mountaineer
- mountaineering
- Munro-bagging
- rappel
- Sherpa
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Examples from literature
- Crampons go on your boots.
- If you are climbing high mountains, bring crampons.
- In front of us the slope fell for a mile or more down to the ice-cliffs, so wind-swept that we had to wear crampons to walk upon it.
- It delayed us on the march, when he had to have his crampon readjusted.
- It was so steep that the pony could only be led up and we had to put on crampons to grip the ice.
- Pulling the sledges in crampons was not at all difficult on the hard snow and on hard ice with patches of snow.
- We scrambled over and under, hanging on with our axes, and cutting steps where we could not find a foothold with our crampons.