The gully that provides access to the crux wall was snow covered which forced us onto a very exposed class 4 tower. The climb up the chimney was comparatively easy to the tower. The ridge after the crux wall is dry.
I know other climbers took the gully which definitely still has snow in it.
The hike down the basin was tricky, especially below treeline. The frozen river was mostly supportive even after 12pm. There were snow slopes to cross which we needed mircospikes for. Even with spikes, it was slippery. I used my axe here.
    
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