u/Few-Nefariousness890

We are going to be day hiking from Kearsarge Lakes to the top of Glen Pass on 5/24. Has someone gone up the south side recently who can give views on necessity of ice axe? (...absolutely needed, recommended, spikes and poles only ok, etc.). We do NOT plan to go down the north side to Rae Lakes which I know is notoriously worse, but will have to go back down the south side. Thanks.