Background
There has been a lot of discussion in the ski mountaineering community regarding tech (Dynafit) compatibility for climbing boots. Such functionality would be of high value in Alaska, where long ski approaches are common. Typical ski setups for this application currently include Silvretta bindings, which work quite well, but are rather heavy and are now obsolete. Alternatively, some folks have modified alpine touring (AT) boots to improve their climb-ability (i.e. ankle mobility), but these often fall short of modern mountaineering boots.
Having exhausted many options and doing an extensive amount of research on the web, I took it upon myself to attempt modifications to my La Sportiva Spantiks. My intent is to establish a few procedures and guidelines for these modifications and report on the performance of my own prototype. First, let me show what I've done and how I've done it.
