![]() ![]() ![]() On the sides there are two straps… …and one on the back. This is good for cleaning, maintenance or replacement. One last remark on the bindings: they can be removed easily without having to use tools. ![]() The straps have good loops so you never have loose ends dangling away. The MSR Lightning Ascent features the excellent Paragon binding.Īdjusting during a hike is childsplay the Paragon bings straps stay flexible during freezing conditions and are a pleasure to use. One side strap I only loosened and fasted only the first time after this no changes needed to be made. In this way my shoe gets pushed in the cup and that gives a very solid end result. I prefer to do the back strap first and the side one next. Fixation of the shoes is done by locking the straps. Getting the shoes in – I use a quite heavy The North Face shoe for snowshoeing – is easy. On the sides there are two straps and there is another on the back. This binding is a sort of mesh cup that you put your shoes in. The MSR Lightning Ascent features the Paragon binding. The big difference in build between the men’s and women’s snowshoes is that the ladies’ snowshoes are 2 cm less wide: 18 cm (7.25 Inch) or 20 cm (8 Inch). For those who need a bit more support extra tails can be added to the MSR Lightning Ascent increasing the load to 114 kg (250 lbs) for the 22 Inch, 127 kg (280 lbs) for the 25 Inch and 82-136 kg (180-300 lbs) for the 30 Inch. The Men’s MSR Lightning Ascent is available in sizes 22, 25 and 30 Inch and they weigh 1.87 kg (4 lbs 3 oz), 1.95 kg (4 lbs 5 oz) and 2.22 kg (4 lbs 15 oz). For those who need a bit more support extra tails can be added to the Women’s MSR Lightning Ascent increasing the load to 109 kg (240 lbs) for the 22 Inch and 123 kg (270 lbs) for the 25 Inch. The 22 Inch is for ladies up to 80 kg (180 lbs) and the 25 Inch for those between 54 and 95 kg (120-210 lbs). The Women’s MSR Lightning Ascent is available in sizes 22 Inch and 25 Inch and they weigh 1.74 kg (3 lbs 13 oz) and 1.81 kg (4 lbs 1 oz). Like shoes, snowshoes come in sizes and in the case of the MSR Lightning Ascent there is also a ladies version available: the Women’s MSR Lightning Ascent. The MSR Lightning Ascent snowshoes are made out of a steel, aluminum an TPU coated Nylon. What type these ‘plasticrubbery’ parts exactly are, MSR does not specify. They are made out of a combination of a 7075-T6 aluminum frame, steel for the teeth at the front of the foot and the crossmembers, a TPU-coated nylon deck and ‘plasticrubbery’ parts for the binding. The MSR Lightning Ascent snowshoes are no different in that respect. I have always liked the technical approach that MSR takes towards their snowshoe construction. So… the first opportunity I had, I took and went to Switzerland to test the MSR Lightning Ascent snowshoes. Since the pandemic I also did not have that much of opportunities to travel but has changed with restrictions being a bit less strict and traveling made easier. The last couple of years snow has been a rarity in my home country The Netherlands. ![]()
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