I recently went on a scramble in which someone took out Petzl Leopard FL crampons. They are insanely light, on par with microspikes. I have never seen those before and can’t find a ton of reviews for them. Most of them are from ski mountaineers, which I am not. I’ve been lugging around steel crampons which are insanely heavy, sometimes to the point that I leave them at home only to realize that I really should have brought them once on the mountain.
From what I can tell, you absolutely need to buy the anti-balling plates. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the attachment system with it loosening in the field or actually falling off (a deal breaker for me). They’re aluminum so obviously not good for rock.
In general, I am looking to use them for ascents in the Cascades. I wear mountaineering boots because I find it hard to get any decent steps otherwise. There have been times in which I can barely kick a step or get a bite of my ice axe spike due to pretty icy snow. I never would ice climb to the point that I was balancing only on the front points. I may do some glacier travel.
Would these work? If not, what do people use?

