Crampons
Product 2019
Woman, Man

Cerro TorreRungrip Neige

FIRST

Cerro Torre RunGrip Neige crampons are designed for trail runners and hikers, regardless of their running or fast-hiking level. The brand meets alpine runners’ expectations who want to run in the mountains where there’s snow or even ice. To move safely in running shoes you sometimes need to use crampons. Those that are designed for mountaineering boots aren’t adaptable to trail running shoes. Cerro Torre designed a product especially for trail running shoes. Let’s see how they fare in the snow!

 

The full-scale test was performed on both compact and icy snow (north face), semi-deep snow on an average slope incline (20 to 35°), coarse snow and a variety of terrain (alternation of snow and rocky passages or scree).

Once set-up onto the shoes (mega-simple), they are perfect, whatever the terrain, including on steep slopes or cross-slopes. They are held on with two crossed-over Velcro® straps.

 

You could think that after hours of use they would need readjusting but none was necessary, they didn’t budge.

The main highlight of the Cerro Torre Rungrip Neige crampons is undoubtedly their weight to grip ratio. Even if they aren’t the lightest on the market, you barely notice they are attached to our feet, giving the runner an authentic feeling of freedom. Their grip is top-notch. The height of the crampons (20mm!) is reassuring, especially on icy terrain, but it’s their arrangement on the soles that provide balance and foolproof stability.

Notice that the design seems to avoid any “self-kick” risk. At the end of use the crampons are easily removed. They showed no particular wear, unlike the plastic soles which were obviously more abrasive. This may be the only minor problem we saw.

The crampons are supplied in a bag, that is too small because once you’ve taken them out and used them, getting them back in the bag is tricky! Also – the bag is white – which shows the dirt very quickly.  Also the cord has no “cord-lock”: when you open the little bag, the cord disappears into the hem.

 

These crampons are for anyone from beginners to experts. Adjustment is very fast, which is another strong point. Another undeniable advantage is that they can be used in all running sports from trail running, including in “Alpi-running”, but also “fast-hiking”.

Cerro Torre Rungrip Neige crampons are a solution for mountain runners who want to go out on the ice and snow. They fix firmly to the shoe and provide a powerful grip. This is bordering on excellence. A real technical and qualitative improvement in terms of lightness, adjustment ease and shoe hold. Like all young innovative products, the only question mark to date is its life span, especially in intensive usage that may include mixed rocky terrain (but yes it’s true these crampons were not necessarily designed for this). They logically win the award FIRST Test4outside.com.

 

Cerro Torre is a young company based in Haute-Savoie, France. A place and French origin that these creative lovers of nature, mountains and sports value in terms of technology, responsible ethics and proximity. The brand are developing trail running products that want to be innovative and high performance.

 

"A real technical and qualitative improvement in terms of lightness, adjustment ease and shoe hold. Like all young innovative products, the only question mark to date is its life span, especially in intensive usage that may include mixed rocky terrain "

Rating

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  • Adjustment ease
    9
  • Grip
    9
  • Shoe hold
    9
  • Durability
    8

Price : 89

Weight

135

Overall Rating

8.75

LONG TERM TEST

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