[who_would_fardels_bear]

I was at the Keyhole on the route up to the top of Long's Peak (> 14,000 Ft). I was passed by a couple of guys wearing T-shirts, shorts, and tennis shoes.

But they were from Michigan, so their hubris made perfect sense to me.

[Caipirabob]

Tennis shoes don’t sound as bad. The flip flops will shred your toes before they fall apart on the rough rock trails here. They are sheer insanity to wear.

[Maigrey]

I personally would stop at the Agnes Vaille cabin at the Keyhole but then I know my limits for climbing & scrambling, much less going up to the summit.

Even on my dayhikes on flatlands I've got the 10 essentials with me, even if it seems redundant and pointless - until it's not.