Use an External Crampon Pouch to Protect and Save Gear and Packs
Mountaineering? Save your pack and the expensive gear in it with an external crampon pocket. Getting the crampons outside of the pack not only keeps them from puching holes in gear, but also keeps the ice from melting into clothes. An external pocket with a zipper also guarantees you won’t downclimb and dig around in the snow to find crampons that fell out of those “gear flaps” that many packs have now.
Something like this Osprey crampon pouch will work great. With multiple attachment points it will attach to almost all packs, not just the Osprey brand. It’s on sale at Altrec.com for 21% off, plus if you’ve purchased from Altrec before there is an extra 10% off and you can get free shipping for signing up for their email newsletter.