Basic Ice Climbing Course
by the Chinese Mountaineering Association in February 2002  
  
 
With crampons on, it was like having knives sticking out of your shoes. So our very first lesson was to learn how to walk correctly and safely with crampons on the flat ice. It may sound surprising, but it really took some conscious effort practicing before it became natural to walk correctly with the crampons
  
 

  
 

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