In 1909 Grivel produced the world's first 10-point crampon, following drawings by the engineer Eckenstein.

Laurent Grivel created the first 12 point crampons in 1932 with their legendary forward facing two front points.

Another Grivel, Aime, made the first super light crampons in 1939 (450 grams).

In the early-80s Grivel produced 2F (two-function) crampons, a semi-rigid model that could be made rigid, which addressed the alpinist's need for a more versatile platform.

In 1986 Grivel and Charlet-Moser presented mono-point crampons. Mono-points finally gained acceptance in the mid-90s with the advent of modern, sport-mixed climbing, wherein the rock climbing performance of a crampon became an important component of the whole discipline.

Grivel established the new technical standard for crampons in 1993 with the now legendary Rambo , now in its third “evolution”.

"Rambo" was the first crampon with forged interchangeable points.

As well as becoming the reference point for all waterfall ice climbing crampons, Rambo gained favor on steep, technical alpine routes despite a propensity to balling-up.

The steel Grivel uses for crampons today is harder than in the past. This has been dictated by the change towards almost exclusive use of the front points over the years.

Harder steel forms a rigid, rail-like structure underfoot; this penetrates ice more efficiently and does not have to be sharpened as often. The disadvantages are that it tends to skate off rock more than a softer steel does and it is more brittle.

Today Grivel begins with 3mm thick strap iron.

The line of crampons uses the new technology, which is exclusive to Grivel at this time, called “3 Dimensional Relief Stamping (3DRS)”; this process increases the strength and rigidity, not only of the crampon’s frame, but of each individual point as well.

Grivel is pleased to offer a wide variety of mountaineering and ice climbing crampons, one of which is ideal for any situation.