In reply to UKH Articles:
> Tempted to swap crampons for microspikes? Think hard, urges Tomas Frydrych. They have a place, but in the UK's mixed conditions they can also be a liability.
I came to similar conclusions on Binnein Mor a few years back and got myself some KTS Steel crampons.
In reply to Arete:
> IMO the only use for microspikes is walking along an icy pavement or car park.
But still completely disagree with this. MICROspikes are perfectly suitably for trail running, gently rolling hills etc. Just not steep hill ground (at any altitude) and some types of snow/ice surfaces more likely to be encountered in the higher hills. To say just for pavements or car parks is as extreme in one direction as suggesting they're suitable for ice climbing in the other!