Hi,
This last weekend I was on the Whitney Main Trail. What should have been a rigorous hike up the many switchbacks turned into a good amount of snow travel across snow fields covering a number of them due to several straight days of blizzard and lightning storm conditions, including the day I went up (chased us back down from Trail Crest). Since some of the covered switchbacks were close together, ended up leaving my crampons on and walking across granite to the next covered section. There were a number of people with crampons helping those without them across some of the sketchier sections up there on Friday. By Sunday, when I went up, most had been forewarned to bring crampons and ice axe.
I don't think I spent enough time on exposed granite to seriously dull the points (BD Strap Crampons) since they are steel, but just the same, does anyone know how to sharpen them in the event that they do get worn? I'm somewhat new to using crampons (sure glad I took them on this trip).