PETZL CRAMPONS Mountaineering Boots Instruction Manual

PETZL CRAMPONS Mountaineering Boots

WARNING

• Activities involving the use of this equipment are inherently dangerous.
• You are responsible for your own actions and decisions.
• Before using this equipment, you must:
  • Read and understand all Instructions for Use.
  • Get specific training in its proper use.
  • Become acquainted with its capabilities and limitations.
  • Understand and accept the risks involved
    FAILURE TO HEED ANY OF THESE WARNINGS MAY RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH.

Traceability and markings

Nomenclature

Inspection, points to verify

Compatibility

Fitting to your boots

Fitting to your boots

Size adjustment

Rear binding system adjustment

Strap adjustment

Antibott system

Additional information

UK CA

• This product is compliant with the Regulation 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment as amended to apply in Great Britain.
• The UK declaration of conformity is available at Petzl.com
• Authorized Representative in UK : PETZL UK Agency, Unit 3-7, Tebay Business Park, Old Tebay, Penrith, CA10 3SS, United Kingdom

SAFETY INSTRUCTION

• These instructions explain how to correctly use your equipment. Only certain techniques and uses are described.
• The warning symbols inform you of some potential dangers related to the use of your equipment, but it is impossible to describe them all. Check Petzl.com for updates and additional information.
• You are responsible for heeding each warning and using your equipment correctly. Any misuse of this equipment will create additional dangers. Contact Petzl if you have any doubts or difficulty understanding these instructions.

Field of application

• This equipment is personal protective equipment (PPE) used to protect against sliding.
• SARKEN: technical mountaineering.
• VASAK: mountaineering, glacier travel.
• IRVIS: glacier travel.
• This product must not be pushed beyond its limits, nor be used for any purpose other than that for which it is designed.

Responsibility
WARNING
Activities involving the use of this equipment are inherently dangerous. You are responsible for your own actions, decisions and safety.
Before using this equipment, you must:

• Read and understand all Instructions for Use.
• Get specific training in its proper use.
• Become acquainted with its capabilities and limitations.
• Understand and accept the risks involved.

Failure to heed any of these warnings may result in severe injury or death.
This product must only be used by competent and responsible persons, or those placed under the direct and visual control of a competent and responsible person. You are responsible for your actions, your decisions and your safety and you assume the consequences of same. If you are not able, or not in a position to assume this responsibility, or if you do not fully understand the Instructions for Use, do not use this equipment.

Nomenclature

1. Front,
2. Rear,
3. Bi-position linking bar,
4. Adjustment tab,
5. Strap,
6. DOUBLEBACK fastening buckle,
7. Antibott system,
8. Heel lever,
9. Flexible bail, (
10. Rapid bail.
    Principal materials: tempered steel.

Inspection, points to verify

• Your safety is related to the integrity of your equipment.
• Petzl recommends a detailed inspection at least once every 12 months. Follow the procedures described at Petzl.com. Record the results on your PPE inspection form.

Before each use

• Before each use, check the general condition of your crampons.
• Verify that the front and rear bindings and antibott system are in good condition and properly adjusted.
• Verify that the adjustment tab and the linking bar are properly engaged.
• Make sure there are no cracks in the body or the points, especially on the front points.

During use
During use, regularly verify that your crampons are properly tightened.

Compatibility

• Verify that this product is compatible with the other elements of the system in your application (compatible = good functional interaction).
• Make sure that your boots are compatible with your crampons.
• With the flexible linking bar, use only the FLEXLOCK binding system.
• For flexible boots, choose the flexible linking bar: a rigid linking bar may create a risk of breaking the bar or crampon due to metal fatigue.
• Always carry out a compatibility test before using your equipment in the field. Crampons may not always be adaptable to certain boots.

Fitting to your boots

Remember to adjust the crampons to your boots before use. Crampons are asymmetric; do not switch the right foot with the left foot.

• A. Adjusting the front binding system
  • The front holes allow the system to be adjusted to the desired length for the front points (long or short).
  • Tip for unfastening the binding system: see drawing.
• B. Size adjustment
  • Warning: not all linking bars are compatible with all crampon models.
  • Make the adjustments for one foot, then use the same setting for the other foot, using the letters or numbers on the tab.
• C. Rear binding system adjustment
• D. Strap adjustment
  • The strap fastening buckle must always be on the outside of the foot.
  • Be sure to keep enough strap length to be able to change from the FIL system to the FIL FLEX.
• E. Compatibility test
  • Carry out a shaking or kicking test: the crampon must not move, even when forced in different directions.
  • If necessary, adjust the settings by repeating these steps. Carry out the test again. Warning: a poorly adjusted crampon can result in loss of the crampon.

Antibott system

• Before mounting, completely disassemble the crampon.
• Warning: even when using an antibott system, you must always beware of snow buildup under the crampons, which increases the risk of sliding and falling.

Additional information

This product meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on personal protective equipment. The EU declaration of conformity is available at Petzl.com. When to retire your equipment:
WARNING: an exceptional event can lead you to retire a product after only one use, depending on the type and intensity of usage and the environment of usage (harsh environments, marine environments, sharp edges, extreme temperatures, chemicals…).
A product must be retired when:

• It has been subjected to a major fall (or load).
• It fails to pass inspection. You have any doubt as to its reliability.
• You do not know its full usage history.
• When it becomes obsolete due to changes in legislation, standards, technique or incompatibility with other equipment…
  Destroy these products to prevent further use.

Icons:

• A. Unlimited lifetime (except straps: 10 years)
• B. Acceptable temperatures
• C. Usage precautions
• D. Cleaning
• E. Drying
• F. Storage/transport
• G. Maintenance
• H. Modifications/repairs (prohibited outside of Petzl facilities, except replacement parts)
• I. Questions/contact

3-year guarantee

Against any material or manufacturing defect. Exclusions: normal wear and tear, oxidation, modifications or alterations, incorrect storage, poor maintenance, negligence, uses for which this product is not designed.

Warning symbols

1. Situation presenting an imminent risk of serious injury or death.
2. Exposure to a potential risk of accident or injury.
3. Important information on the functioning or performance of your product.
4. Equipment incompatibility.

Traceability and markings

• Meets PPE regulatory requirements. Notified body performing the EU type examination
• Traceability: datamatrix
• Serial number
• Year of manufacture
• Month of manufacture
• Batch number
• Individual identifier
• Standards
• Read the Instructions for Use carefully
• Model identification
• Name of the manufacturer
• Manufacturer address
• Date of manufacture (month/year)

References

• Petzl.com

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