0 a metal frame with sharp points that is attached to the bottom of a boot to make walking on ice or snow easier
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.
None of the party had crampons.
