Ponch, I did the JMT July 18th thru August 4th 2004. I would say leave all that stuff at home. There was some snow but not enough to warrant crampons or ice ax. Look trough these pic's and you'll see some snow but not much. http://www.paullockey.com/JMT2004/AfterJMTTripReport.htm http://www.paullockey.com/BriansJMTPics/index.html Paul