In both cases a climber wearing crampons should put the feet up and use the knees instead.

When wearing crampons it's important to remember that it's very easy to spike yourself and trip up.

And then I saw that Bland was wearing crampons.

Depending on ice and snow conditions, hikers may also wear crampons or overboots for traction.

They reportedly also wore crampons for better foothold.

Although clients wear harnesses and ropes, and spiky crampons on their feet for safety, no previous climbing experience is needed.

They walk up the glacier wearing new crampons, probing for crevasses with their ice-axes.

Spectators wearing crampons gather carefully at the edges of these cracks in the ice, some over a hundred feet deep, and cheer on the competitors.

They even have to wear crampons on their shoes, as if they're ice climbing - because, well, they are.

Next time he would wear a helmet and crampons.