Thanks for the advice!
I agree, more practice with crampons and ice axe would be best. Just not sure how to get that practice before we go. My thought was we could try and practice a bit during our day hike, and if we felt pretty comfortable at the end of that day then we could try pursuing it, but if not then forgo the summit or take the regular trail up.
When you say practice, do you mean really just put in some time walking with the crampons? Or also practicing self-arrest with an ice axe? I've seen training videos of self-arrest with ice axe, but the instructions were not to wear crampons..... which you would have on during a real fall presumably. (I know it's so that they don't catch, but seams like you would want to practice the real deal)
