It's hard to argue with stronger and lighter! ATK placed themselves front and center in the eyes of the ski mountaineering crowd with a knockout ski crampon made with a robust, lightweight alloy. Designed by Batman himself, these sinister looking crampons inspire confidence in steep terrain. Available in several widths, most ATK crampons have a deep bite. The exception is the 70mm race crampon, which is shallower and has extra cutouts to save weight. All the crampons are sold in pairs and come with a carrying pouch. They are compatible with most Dynafit-style toe pieces, but notably not Plum bindings.
* Please note that ATK ski crampons are exactly the width specified so measure your ski where the crampon will sit and make sure to order a higher number.
Will these work with a Black Diamond Helio 350 binding or do I need to get the Helio specific crampons? I believe the Helio 350 uses ATK technology so I wasn’t sure which one or if either would work.
Want to get these for my daughter. She has talkback 96 mounted with ATK RT Lightweight 2.0 bindings and a 97 brake. Will the 97 crampon work or do I need to get the orange dynafit 100 (which I assume will work with the ATK binding?)?
Rich, these will work just fine, a nice snug fit. Wouldn't want to put anything else on that ATK binding.
1/9/2020
Answer from
Rich S
In that case I should get a pair of the 108s to go with my ATK Free raider 14s too :-). Seems like these weigh less than half of the B&D crampons I’m currently using
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1/2/2020
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Zane Russell
I'm wanting a crampon that can clear a 98mm width. My skis are Dynastar Mythic 97's but the binding is forward of the narrowest area. Wondered if ATK were spot-on at 97 making the Dynafit 100 the logical choice? The ATK's would be great but I'm doubting they'll clear.
Justin, With the lever on he Kinpin there is not much room for the crampon to set down. Marker has their own that has a cutout to allow for that - Marker Pintech.
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4/6/2019
Question from
Becca
Would the 97's or the 108's be a better fit for a pair of BD Helio 95 skis? Concerned the 97's would be tight, and out of stock. But I want to make sure the fit is close though as I keep snapping ski crampons... Thanks!
Hi Martin, the 70mm will work great with that setup.
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1/31/2019
Question from
Kapeluch
Will the 97mm crampons fit on salomon mtn 95 (177cm lenght)? Underfoot the skis are 95mm, however exactly under the binding's toepiece they are around 97-98 mm wide.
Hi Brent, yes! They are compatible with your GT bindings and will fit nicely on your Zero G 85.
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1/23/2019
Question from
brent l
Hey, I like the strength to weight ratio on these and the 86 will fit my Zero G 85's perfectly. Are they going to be compatible with my Kruezspitze GT bindings with the brake swivel (or would I need to remove the brake swivel)?
Also, seems like they must make some other sizes but perhaps you are out of stock? What do they make that would fit the Zero G 108?
I took Trace's encouragement to get these over the Dynafits. They go on surprisingly easily. Ski crampons were a game-changer to me, and the ATKs leave nothing to be desired. Highly recommended! I am using these on Movement X-Session 169 (89 waist) with Dynafit Speed Radical toes. I have the 97mm version. It's a perfect fit.
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11/5/2018
Question from
Tom
Will these ATK Ski Crampons work with the new Marker Alpinist 12 bindings?
I just used these for the first time this weekend. It was wet at Shasta and the stuff I'd normally walk straight up, required traversing. Bust out the crampons and Voila! walking up straight again. They are very light and glide reasonably well. They pair great with the Hagen Core binding.
Hey guys, I just received my ATK race crampons from you, but I hadn't appreciated that the reinforcement bar would prevent them from working on my Dynafit Vertical ST bindings. I might want to send them back to you but... it occurs to me I could just cut off the excess plastic on those bindings anyway. While recognizing that you can't be held responsible if I screw that up... what do you think?
Hey Eric, thanks for reaching out. Ouch, that's a bummer, unfortunately you're not the first person to have this issue. The plastic molding aft of the toe piece that is preventing the crampons from sitting flat isn't crucial to the structural integrity of the binding and could totally be removed. Unofficially, we support your experiment and endeavor and it'll work just fine (if it was my binding, I'd do it). Officially though we, as a shop, can't recommend it because bindings aren't designed to be modified like that! ;) All that being said, we'd be happy to exchange them for you if you'd rather not start modifying bindings like that.
If you haven't cut it yet, you can remove the whole toe piece and remove that white switch, keeping it for later if you want to sell the rig intact, but keep the crampon.
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4/10/2017
Comment from
Thomas C (hasn't used product)
The quality and weight of these both seem excellent, but unfortunately they will not work on Dynafit Comfort bindings (post-2007). The extended plastic behind the toe piece interferes with the bar across the center cutout on the crampon.
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3/31/2017
Question from
Tom
Is the larger size available 97 or 91? (see 97 in dropdown, but 91 in weight chart)
Hey Paul, these crampons have a Dynafit style compatibility and don't fit on Plum bindings. 75mm will be fine on a Backland UL 65. If I were you, I would check out the Plum crampons.