Review of Yaktrax Pro

Originally submitted at REI

Regain your confidence when walking on packed snow and ice with the updated, simple-to-use Yaxtrax Pro traction devices.

Yaktrax Pro

Let’s be fair, folks…these things work

Pros: Versatile, Great Grip, Comfortable, Easy To Put On & Adjust

Cons: Bulky

Best Uses: Mixed Routes, Alpine Routes

We bought two pairs of Yak Trax Pro at the last minute in Yosemite for a winter hike up Yosemite Point. While they worked very, very well, one of mine broke but was replaced by the store where we bought it. Since that replacement, we’ve used them several times in California and in Nepal, where we unexpectedly were in snow and ice at 17,000 ft in the Himalayas. Of our whole team, including local Nepalis, we were the only ones who could walk well enough to find the way down a major pass. I’ve read the reviews about how easily they break, but I think for something under 5 oz. that you can through in your pack just-in-case, they do exactly what they should. We’ve seen people since using micro spikes and frankly, they’re no better off than we are with Yak Trax and they struggle more over rocks (much more). I would recommend these to anyone who never quite knows what conditions to expect.