Multi-purpose crampon

A multi purpose crampon for detachable securement to hiking boots or the like, comprising,

• respective sole and heel creeper plates, each of said plates having a substantially planar upper surface to permit desired positioning thereof beneath a boot sole and heel, and a plurality of gripper points extending from the lower surface thereof,
• flexible sole strap means interconnecting said sole and heel plates,
• toe securing means including a flexible strap extending from said sole plate to secure the sole plate to a toe portion of a boot,
• heel securing means including a flexible strap extending from either side of said heel plate,
• slide members adjustably connected to said straps on either side of both said toe plate and heel plate,
• means interconnecting end portions of said heel securing means for extending forwardly to overly the instep portion of a boot, and,
• further means interconnecting said end portions for extending rearwardly around the heel portion of a boot,
• said instep and heel interconnecting means thereby together securing said heel plate to a boot,
• whereby said sole and heel plates may be positioned with respect to a given boot, and the said slide members adjusted with respect to the respective straps to an adjacent edge portion of the boot, and the several straps means and securing means connected thereby to secure the crampon with respect to any given hiking boot or the like to impart traction thereto in hiking.