My wife and I were up there that very same time. We had climber the NW Ridge to Glisan Pinnacle, thinking that
there maight have been a "safer" route from that direction. We looked at the 45degree scree/choss we would have to traverse, and decided not to try. It's very trecherous ground, insecure and unprotectable. We watched the two other parties on the snow field and were glad not to have witnessed an accident. Later on that day, when the Blackhawk arrived and spent 30 minutes in close proximity to the summit, I knew someone was in big trouble. My advice; stay away unless it's snow covered, and then, stay away anyhow.
