ClimbingAbe

We were up on the East Ridge on saturday. And, yes, it was an epic. Going up wasn't great, but also wasn't bad. We tried to skirt the ridge on the decent like you did on your ascent, but weren't able to find a way through. That forced us back on the ridge and into the thick of the worst of it. All that gear is stuff that was pulled from packs by the bushes. Did you happen to pick it up? By the way we did make the summit, and the views were great. Climbing in the gully was also decent. Good snow and few moats. Nothing too serious as long as you stay away from the rocks.

Earlier in the season I'd heard that because of the shift in the hogsback, the was a 10-15' vertical wall that needed to be climbed in the chute. Any sign of that? And how about the bergshrund? Has that opened up?