FIGHT ON wrote:tinaballina, great news for you. I am excited that you made it w/o any crampons or an ice ax. I thought cy checked out the top a few days ago and said it was still dangerous. How hard was it to pass the traverse and going up from there? What time did you start in the morning?
Thank you...no ice axe or crampons needed at all....there were three spots where it was a bit hairy but i did fine. the snow is packed and there are deep foot prints to step into and i didn't look down. i know we went straight up a couple of places i think before the traverse. it all became one big verticle climb after a while so i can't say for sure. started at 5:45ish, finished by 12:45ish.
