If there is enough snow on the Mountaineers’ Route to require traction devices, you should have stiff boots and real crampons. Micro Spikes and similar “ice cleats” are probably fine on the Main Trail in October, but they have no place on the Mountaineers’ Route.
More importantly, if you have “never really been on the ice,” you should get some snow and ice experience somewhere else. The Mountaineers’ Route is not the place to teach yourself these skills.
