MJHBackpacker

Route in good condition 3/4/02. Departed parking lot at ~2:30. Made summit ~9:30. Nothing eventfull to report. Devils kitchen smell normal. Relativly thick ice made downclimb difficult, glissade near impossible (painfull and fast). Bailed out with for self-arrests then decided to walk down. Made for long day. Down in 3 hrs. Guess would be that any new snow will create high avalanche danger over ice layer. No snow shoes required. Happy trails!

Be aware that crevasses have opened on the Muir Snow field. Carry an ice axe with you!