andreww18 wrote:What a brilliant day out that looks like. Your photos (as always) are stunning.
Very quick question from someone not experienced at all climbing in those sorts of conditions. Noticed from your photos you're not wearing crampons? Would you need them or not for a climb like this in really snowy conditions? Do you wear winter boots which are different from boots you'd wear other times of the year?
We were up on the Loch Turret route into Chonzie two weeks ago and it was snowy and icy on the tracks leading up to the wee lochan before the climb to the bealach. I had microspikes on but my brother was just in boots. We got to the deep snow and turned back. Noticed a couple walking up, pretty near the start, wearing proper crampons.
Thankyou! It all depends on the conditions. It was all fresh powder snow so crampons wouldn’t have really given us any grip - would have sunk into it whatever we were wearing
Crampons are amazing when’s it’s more compacted or icy to help you get a grip. I’d always carry them in winter though, cos you never know what the conditions will be like higher up
Although I don’t have micro spikes I believe they are quite handy for icy tracks on approaches
