AT Binding Review
Day 5: Dynafit TLT Vertical ST Binders, Yo-Yo to go.
TLT Vertical Review in 3 sentences:
A Yo-yoers and a weight weenies delight, despite the fact that every transition requires more steps than the other bindings. Very natural walking motion with very little play in the system while traversing an icy uptrack. Suprisingly bomber performance, promote a better sense of balance due to their low profile, no suprise that this little binding has been used world-wide to ski from the tops of "the seven summits".
More About the TLT Vertical ST
Requires more thinking than the others: Such as locking and unlocking your toe piece for climbing or skiing.
Requires about one more step per transition than the others.
Requires bending over more than the other bindings. Not a problem if you're buckeling or unbuckeling your boots anyways.
New volcano shape totally rules for guiding pole tip into the slot for heel lifter adjustments.
Nice "snap" to heel adjustments that makes finding positions easy.
Longer toe piece lever makes locking in even easier.
Finally fixed the crampon problem by adding a steel inner-structure.
Stats
Weight, one binding with screws: barely over 1 pound each.
Weight, for the weenies: 1lb, 3.1oz. or 19.1oz.
Heel lifts: 2 levels. Operated by rotating with pole tip.
Heel lift, medium: 7°
Heel lift, tall: 13°
Ball of foot height: 1.5cm
Heel height: 3cm
AT Binding Review Links
Fritschi Freeride : Naxo 21 : Marker Duke : Silveretta Pure : TLT Vertical ST : The testing ski
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