[pct-l] Epic snowyear: K10 Crampons --> boots mandatory ?

[Brick Robbins]

Having hiked in a high snow year (1995) and I would not worry too much
about crampons. You will find you use them rarely, except cold
mornings. The rest of the time the snow will be too soft to matter. I
hiked in trial runners.

An Ice axe and the knowledge of how to use it will be much more useful
- I would say mandatory or at least a pole with a self arrest handle,
but you can't chop steps with a pole