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and get to be outdoors and enjoy a couple days of solitude...Relative to the city, I guess you could call it solitude.
You won't be alone up there.
If you are going to take an ice axe and crampons, PLEASE watch this video, and try to get a little practice on a reasonable slope before you go up the real ones.
How to ice-axe self arrest from the British Mountaineering Council.
And here's another reference:
Ice Axe and Crampon Use (or misuse)
