Just wondering how the snow is on the approach to the Rock Route. I would expect there to still be snow, just not sure how suncupped it is .. probably should throw the axe & spikes on my pack anyway Thanks for any info !
btw Thinking about the SE Face some other season. Question for those of you who have done it via the original / traverse start : looking at the topos in Moynier & Fiddler and Croft, I get the impression there are about 8 pitches that rate 5.7 - 5.8; the rest sound like 4th/easy 5th. Sandbag ?