To add to the previous 7/28 conditions - we climbed up the route not down. Four snowfields to cross in the morning that are hard enough to require axes and traction in the morning. People were getting away with micro spikes on these, but turned around higher up without crampons. Snow is continuous from the El Diente turn off to the rock rib crossover. The snow climbing before the rib is very steep. The rib itself is dry, but once you get over it, the next gully is full of snow. You can avoid the snow by hugging the rock wall on climber's left, but it is still ice/snow mix you have to deal with. Above that stretch, the final Class 3 gully is dry to the summit.
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