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At what point are crampons / microspikes really needed?
I got a backpacking trip planned in a few months which will take me over some snow caps. My native environment is in a desert region so I'm very unfamiliar with the needs of hiking in possibly snowy or icy environments.
Hoping someone who has a little more experience can tell me if I need them or not. I wouldn't imagine the snow to be very deep, maybe a foot at best, and I wouldn't be on the caps for very long, maybe about 1-2% of the overall trip.
