It looks like the group in the video didn't use crampons until past trail crest. Interesting.
Ashish - I think we're going to just bring our crampons (no microspikes). We're renting mountaineering boots, so I'm pretty worried about that because they're not my own broken in hiking boots. But I hear they're warm and dry, so that sounds appealing. We're evening thinking about using our own hiking boots to get to outpost camp, and then wear the rented mountaineering boots from outpost camp to the summit. Then we'll play it by ear with the crampons that we'll be carrying.
