Totally dry. Crossover from East Gully to West Gully is not marked as you go up. Although, you can see a cairn on the rib to the left of East Gully once you reach the dihedral. The higher you go the harder it is to cutover. On the way down it's marked with a green bandana and some pink marking tape. Thank you whoever did this!! On the way up we ended too far East on a rib that was pretty steep just before the crossover. Directly up the middle of the East Gully is the safest approach going up.
Broken Hand Pass is a crumbly mess on the way down after the mostly solid rock on the Needle route. When you get to the large pinnacles at the "crux" on the way down, go right. It's slippery but pretty simple.
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