Got up to the base of Early Morning but there was too much junk coming down it for me to feel comfortable climbing that alone. I went back to the last patch of rock and leaned up against a boulder and slept until 7:00am, woken up by a big avalanche right down the couloir . Made backing off feel a little less painful. Pretty much had the entire NE basin of North Sister to myself. I'll be back. Hope your traverse worked out to be fun. I hate walking out in defeat.