Crampon for Use in Worldwide Mountain Operations

The crampon, developed by the US Army Land Warfare Laboratory, was designed to fit a range of ski and vapor barrier boots used by the US Army. The crampon is lightweight, durable and provides the user with required foot stability to safely cross ice fields. The feasibility of designing and fabricati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leibel, Norman P.
Other Authors: ARMY LAND WARFARE LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Logistics
Military Facilities and Supplies
Protective Equipment
*FIELD EQUIPMENT
RELIABILITY
CLIMBING
ICE
ENVIRONMENTS
MOUNTAINS
*CRAMPONS
BOOTS(FOOTWEAR)
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0780022
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0780022
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Summary:The crampon, developed by the US Army Land Warfare Laboratory, was designed to fit a range of ski and vapor barrier boots used by the US Army. The crampon is lightweight, durable and provides the user with required foot stability to safely cross ice fields. The feasibility of designing and fabricating an adjustable crampon has demonstrated.

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