Thanks for the note greg, john, luddite,. I would guess we were the first on the NF this year and on the summit. We didn't stick around on the summit to sign or search for the register. The normal route is still completely snow covered on chicken out ridge. I saw what looked like tracks up to just below chicken out ridge, but no higher.
Here are some more photos: (these were all taken by my climbing partner miguel).
This is the ledge section to get up into the bowl. Normally a scramble - just steep snow now
Some shots of simuclimbing the north face
View down the NF direct couloir
The finish up onto the ridge. We punched through to the right where the snow meets the rock. Est 5.5 exit.
View down the ridge from summit
Chicken out ridge is still corniced - here I am riding the bull on a particularly hairy section. (although you cannot tell from the photo)
