I used Microspikes happily in Nepal in November 2014.
Cho La was easy on east side, nasty on west side with mixed ice ,snow and rocks. They worked fine . See pics
These are the same ones I used on Baldy in a foot of snow the whole way up and down Dec 2012. The durability of the rubber straps was impressive in both locations, and the sharpness of the tips held up really well on the rocks of the Cho La.
