We hiked up to Camp Muir yesterday which is at an elevation of 10,080ft. Starting at Paradise it’s a 4,700 ft climb that happens over 5.5 miles. The last 2-3 miles is just a vast snow-field and traversing up that is a chore. Good boots help but we use 5 finger shoes which don’t do too well on the snow.
Solution: we used micro-spikes and attached them to the 5 finger shoes and they work really well! Except, the 5 finger shoes don’t have much insulation or water protection and the toes start getting cold 🙁 Make sure you wear socks and have more at hand in case they get wet.
