I think on this tour, you need to be brave to approach the guide and ask how to tie your crampons and request to wear your safety belt. If you're shy or don't ask anything, you'll feel left out. I'm not sure if this tour is worth it or not. We encountered a storm, so we skipped one station, but overall I'm satisfied because I had about an hour and a bit to take photos on my glacier tour, and you get to go into a small ice cave. I felt a bit sad because we were stuck in a snowstorm for 3 hours. The guide made an effort to drive back to the city; he himself took care of 15 people in a small van and led us on a glacier hike. Pick-up and drop-off were at my nearby hotel. I'm a bit skinny, so I constantly had to catch up with others because the wind almost blew me away. Gear provided: okay.