Has anyone tried using microspikes instead of crampons to go up the main trail using the chute?
Same question here.
We are definitely taking microspikes (June 6th) and putting them on at/near the snow line because we prefer hiking mixed terrain (snow/ice/rock/dirt) in those. We will probably start the chute in microspikes and play it by ear.
If there is a good boot pack then the spikes with ice axe in one hand/pole in the other will probably be fine.
But I haven't yet seen anything (including the pictures from the 29th) that make me comfortable leaving the crampons behind...
