Main route (Inspiration Glacier via Eldorado Creek)is in good condition as of July 1st...snowline is at approximately 5,000', a few cracks are beginning to develop on the route around the Eldorad-Inspiration glacier saddle, but the route currently has no open crevasses...
Weather was quite fascinating on this trip...started out sunny and clear on Saturday, by late evening a thunder storm struck dumping hail with many lightening flashes over our exposed camp at ~7,600-ft for ~ 20 minutes; mostly cloudy overnight, then awoke to find our camp delightfully above the cloud layer!
No bergshrund difficulties were encountered at the top of the Inspiration Glacier...most parties, including mine, stopped at the snow summit due to a large over-hanging cornice on the snow arete separating the snow-summit from the rock summit (snow summit appears roughly 40-ft higher than the rock summit). Spectacular views all around, only the peaks above ~7,000-ft protruded up through the cloud layer!!
