MicroSpikes are an amazingly cool invention. I slip them on my running shoes, and with neoprene socks I'm good to go for glacier travel--with 2 lbs less on my feet. Ski poles, as always.
I've got a set of MSR Lightning 22's, and when I bought them I mentally committed to driving them over any kind of terrain. Result: I'm standing on snow laughing while others are post-holing, and after 2 years they still look new.
Just turned around today from Panorama ramp (30 ish) because I was on skis for the trip in and didn't think to bring the snoodles (left them in the car). I was punching in to my hips. No thanks!
Dan, I love scanning your trip reports, checking out the pics and reading every tenth word, which mostly end up rhyming. Adventure ho!
Er, I'm not calling anybody a "ho" here.
