Attempting a one day Pemi Loop in late August. The last time I tried this was in late may 2016 and there was so much ice and packed snow on the trail that I snapped a trekking pole and shredded my yaktrak pros. I had to bailout at the halfway point.
In august there should be very little (if any) ice but I am still very concerned with the rocks which tend to be very slippery. As I am looking to move fast and finish in a single day, I am interested in your opinions on whether to use trekking poles or some sort of slip on nano-spikes. Nano-spikes tend to be geared towards ice – not rocks but trekking poles are only marginally useful on many parts of trail given the huge rocks you would encounter.
So which is it? Nano-spikes, trekking poles or both?
