by davekeiller » Mon Oct 22, 2018 6:37 pm
Best advice is to go into a gear shop with your boots and speak to a shop assistant. They'll be able to advise on a suitable pair of crampons, and will also show you how to fit them to the boots. You may prefer one design to another, something that you can only find out by trying them out.
Crampons and boots use a rating system using numbers. Boots are rated B1, B2 or B3 and crampons as C1, C2 or C3.
If you've got B2 boots, then they will be compatible with C1 or C2 crampons. C1 crampons are more flexible, tend to have 10 points and are walking crampons. C2 are a bit stiffer, will tend to have 12 points and are designed for mountaineering - these are probably the best type of crampons to get for your boots as they'll do everything you want and more. C3 crampons are designed for technical climbing and are overkill for munrobagging.