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One development to be aware of before you decide are the new tele bindings coming out. I'm aware of the Rottefella NTN system which has been rumored for years and apparently will actually be out this spring:
http://www.telemarktips.com/Interview10.html
That binding has the flex point and anchor point under the ball of the foot, and may allow a locked-heel mode. No releasable version until next season, if I remember right.
Black Diamond is also coming out with their own new tele binding standard, which is supposedly free-heel only:
http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews60.html
http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews80.html
That second article is the most recent and discusses the NTN/BD split and BD's split with Scarpa. Apparently it will be an integrated boot/binding system coming out in 2008, and Garmont is on their side.
Lou Dawson has always been a big Randonee proponent. Here are his articles re. the Dynafit:
http://www.wildsnow.com/articles/dynafit_faq/dynafit-binding-faq-index.html
He also mentions the new tele bindings:
http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=106
I've got a tele setup using Scarpa T2s now and am not fully satisfied at the binding level, and would like to do away with the duckbill toe on the boot for climbing.
Let us know which way you go and how it works out.
One development to be aware of before you decide are the new tele bindings coming out. I'm aware of the Rottefella NTN system which has been rumored for years and apparently will actually be out this spring:
http://www.telemarktips.com/Interview10.html
That binding has the flex point and anchor point under the ball of the foot, and may allow a locked-heel mode. No releasable version until next season, if I remember right.
Black Diamond is also coming out with their own new tele binding standard, which is supposedly free-heel only:
http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews60.html
http://www.telemarktips.com/TeleNews80.html
That second article is the most recent and discusses the NTN/BD split and BD's split with Scarpa. Apparently it will be an integrated boot/binding system coming out in 2008, and Garmont is on their side.
Lou Dawson has always been a big Randonee proponent. Here are his articles re. the Dynafit:
http://www.wildsnow.com/articles/dynafit_faq/dynafit-binding-faq-index.html
He also mentions the new tele bindings:
http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=106
I've got a tele setup using Scarpa T2s now and am not fully satisfied at the binding level, and would like to do away with the duckbill toe on the boot for climbing.
Let us know which way you go and how it works out.