Perfect crampon snow in perfect weather with a perfect partner. Very steep and quite fun route.
There was one party on the Mazama glacier, otherwise we had the mountain to ourselves. Trip report
Fabulous fun - lots of ice on the slope, then amazing summit plateau to cross to the ruined hut on the south edge of the crater. The hike down the North Cleaver was awful - zero snow, all scree...
2 others were pitching the route and were only 1/2 up when I was descending...