Silvretta 555 Easy Go Manual
Silvretta 500 Easy Go backcountry skiing binding. Click image to enlarge. As the only currently manufactured backcountry skiing binding that will accept a welted climbing boot, Silvretta 500 ski touring binding is in a class of its own. More, the 500 is also acceptable as a regular backcountry skiing binding. P22 toy box blocks font. (By “welted” we mean a boot with notches at toe and heel to accept things such as “clip on” or “automatic” crampons.
Mar 22, 2010 After reading my last post about the Silvretta AT binding it it. Silvretta Easy Go 500. The 505 and 555. Though this write up is for the Silvretta Pure, the 500's are very similar.
In the case of using such a boot with Silvretta 500, height of heel is critical and can be modified using shims on the binding heel rest. Optimal heel height would be the same as a backcountry skiing boot, generally around 3 centimeters.) In 1999, randonnee AT backcountry skiing bindings continued evolving at a satisfying clip. Silvretta was still selling the now venerable, but modern materials science dictated an upgrade. To that end, Silvretta came up with two bindings that were nearly identical in function to the 404, but made much greater use of plastics and carbon fiber. Your Comments.: Has anyone had any problems with Scarpa's liner straps?
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I had a pair of 404's that I used with LS Nepals and trangos and the heel piece released on me EVERY time the ski wasn't perfectly level (i.e. Not very often). I don't think it had anything to do with my boots - it seemed like it was just a binding design fault. Even cranking up the DIN didn't help - just made it harder to put the binding back together. It was an incredible pain in the ass, and I've switched to old Fritschi FT88's which are a little heavier, but completely foolproof. I think I paid $20 for them on ebay.
Just a thought. I have had several pairs of silvrettas in the past, both 400's, 404's and 500's, and I used to work for the silvretta distributor when they were making these bindings (not sure if they still make 500's?). If they are properly mounted they will not prematurely release-indeed, quite the opposite, there are times when they need to have the DIN adjusted down to compensate for the wrecking you can give your ankles when the softness of your boots interferes with their ability to release. If your bindings are releasing prematurely there is either something wrong with the bindings or they are not adjusted properly.
Regarding the length of the bindings, the chart I have in the old catalog here says: sole length 10 1/4-12 5/8' use short length sole length 11 3/8-13 3/8' use standard length sole length 12 3/8-14 3/8' use long length Also remember that the step-in silvretta bindings (and I assume others) require a certain heel-height on your boots to work properly-28-30mm for the easy-go and 33-37mm for the 555. I don't have any info for any of the newer bindings. The manual-throw bindings like the 300 and 400 series and the 500 should fit virtually any heel height. I use the Silvrettas with Invernos and Nepal EVO and it works if I use them for approach.changeover is quick and easy between sizes. I do have some heel lift issues when locked in to AT mode but nothing i can't live with seeing as i suck at skiing.
I did try to ski down the Sherburne with my Nepals and an 80L pack last march and it was terrible (conditions were lousy too and my ass still hurts!) img/grin.gif/img I've got 'em mounted on 155cm AT skis. I've used them more than my showshoes for the past two years.
I've used Spantiks, Nepal Evos, Koflachs, and Garmont AT Boots with Silvretta 404s over the last 20 years. Under some conditions they work ok, however I've also had the issue reported by Graham. One thing I abolutely hate about the 404s is when they release it's often a pain in the ass to get the heel piece back on the ski. I've found they work fine for me in easy conditions, snow fields, roads, skiing black diamonds at the local downhill ski area. But they don't work well for me skiing thick wooded terrain.
Where you might not make normal smooth skiing moves. Last year I used silvrettas to ski into and out of Long Way Home (an ice climb) near Lincoln New Hampshire under marginal snow conditions.
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With me was my son in law using a pair of Diamir Freerides. Sometimes we'd need to herringbone up steep little sections even though we were wearing skins. Often when my ski was not fully supported by snow (log or hump) or I had to torque extra hard the heel piece would pop off the ski. His Diamirs never released.
A couple of times the heel pre-released on the way back out when I hit something burried in the snow or was navigating over logs, rocks and humps. His never pre-released. My 404 are set to a rather aggressive DIN setting, so like Graham I question the design for some conditions.