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Kahtoola MICROspikes — For the frozen morning trail that no boot sole handles
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For the frozen morning trail that no boot sole handles

Kahtoola MICROspikes

12 stainless spikes, elastomer harness, ~310 g/pair

4.7 on Amazon

The most useful 300 g in this whole catalogue on a winter or early-spring trek — they turn a terrifying frozen descent into an ordinary one, and they are completely unnecessary in a dry October.

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What you get

  • Go on over any boot in under a minute
  • Transform packed snow and frozen trail
  • Stainless spikes last for years

What it costs you

  • Useless on ice steep enough to need crampons
  • Elastomer harness perishes if stored in sunlight
  • Dead weight on a dry trek

Do not buy this if: Glacier travel or steep snow. That is crampon territory and this is not a substitute.

Treks we recommend this for

Not every route needs it. These are the ones where our guides would put it on your list.

The alternatives

Everything else we recommend in microspikes & traction, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.