Boots for Yala Peak (5500m) in March

I’m looking into a Langtang Valley trip next March and considering Yala peak as my first high altitude climb.

From what I can tell Yala is mainly a low angle walk up with a short ~15m scramble to the summit. It seems like the only spot crampons would be necessary is if the summit is snow covered.

It seems silly to lug heavy mountaineering boots all the way up for such a short section, but at the same time it would suck to get turned around at the last scramble because of a little snow cover.

Curious if those who have done it can comment with what they wore and if they would have done anything differently?

Posted Sep 3, 2025, 6:22 PM UTC

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