Yaktrax Diamond Grip
Steel beads on cable, ~250 g/pair
4.5 on Amazon
Fine on level frozen ground and around lodges, and clearly out of their depth on a steep frozen descent — which is exactly where people find out.
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Do not buy this if: Any steep, exposed frozen section. Spend the extra on MICROspikes.
Everything else we recommend in microspikes & traction, including the ones we think suit a different trekker.
Best overallKahtoola MICROspikes
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.
