12 points? Most 12 points are used with mountaineering boots and clip in at least on the back of the boot. If they have a clip system, you will not be able to use them with most standard hiking boots.
Most folks use Black Diamond axes.
If this is one and done, I'd just make do with stuff around the homestead. However, if you are going expand your hiking horizons, I start looking at the various puffies offered by Patagonia, Montbell, Western Mountaineering and Feathered Friends. I own a 7 or 8 year old FF Hyperion Jacket that has been on the below freezing summit in the summer.
