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when he comes to short stretches of rock. More important, however, the crampons should be held as snugly to the foot as possible without impeding circulation. Snowshoes.—Snowshoers claim certain advantages over skiers which are seldom conceded; certainly it is not the intention of this manual to take the side of snowshoers. The bearpaw, however, has a definite function in some types of terrain a ski mountaineer may encounter, such as in an ascent where skis have necessarily been left in a base camp, yet there is deep, soft snow on slopes above. The bearpawer, moreover, can and perhaps must travel as slowly as he ought to for safety; the skier has not always been known to do this. A bearpaw with a light duralumin edge will bite better into crust and hold better on steep slopes than one with a wooden edge. The binding should allow the heel free up-and-down motion. |
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