I really appreciate the posts in this forum and the information about ice axe/crampon use in general on this board. We were supposed to attempt a one day summit on the 10th of June, so I've been watching this forum anxiously. Not having any prior experience with ice axes / crampons, after reading the latest posts here, I have decided to forgo our attempt this year. We'll try to get up the mountain in the summer months (next year) unless we can get some beginning/intermediate mountaineering experience under our belts. Thanks again to everyone that's posted their experience here. It's helped a lot.
