Kahtoola
MICROspikes
Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$74.95
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Overview
Kahtoola MICROspikes turn icy, packed-snow trails from treacherous to routine: twelve stainless spikes per foot on a steel-chain harness that stretches over any boot or trail runner in seconds. They are the shoulder-season and winter-hiking traction standard for terrain short of technical alpine ice.
Specs
- Brand
- Kahtoola
- Weight
- 320 g · 11.3 oz
- Type
- Microspikes (trail traction)
- Chains
- Stainless steel
- Harness
- Elastomer, glove-friendly
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Points
- 12 spikes per foot
- Released
- current
Weight vs. category
43% heavier than the category average.
Our verdict
Similar — lighter or cheaper
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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)
$74.95