Three decades ago I spent a winter up here as the caretaker. Last weekend in Huntington Ravine, and this weekend in the Adirondacks on "Three Flows"(NEI 3) I have been test-driving my alpine system for the summer ... single boots (the ones I wore on the West Ridge of Conness) and hinged crampons. Worked pretty well on the lead, but it might be tiring on a 3,000' route!