[pct-l] Lightweighting microspikes?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Eric,

Most of the time over snowpack I choose to walk only with the tread on my
sneakers, but I do have CMI instep crampons -- 8.9 oz. without a sack –
which I sometimes carry.  Photo at:
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264768

I’ve heard good things about MicroSpikes but I haven’t used them.

An amazingly good, ultra-lite option is shoe-screws described at that same
URL and pictured at:  http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=429216  and
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=429217

Shoe-screws aren’t my invention; I used to run quite a bit in the winter,
and screws are popular among those who do.

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/