Originally posted by Promethian:

Even if you don't have it, why would you want to go into the mountains with less? Wolves hit harder than he does and they aren't the biggest bad in the mountains.

I suppose since you go into the mountains with iron gear anyway it could be worth it, each to their own. Also depending on which mountain you go to, you could kite drakes into BF/meadows without going too deep into the mountain, however that feels like too much effort just for frost arrows imo