rokdoc

I went up the Gates on 5/14. At that time you could almost step over the Berg at the ridge of the Hog's Back. We went up the Right Couloir and the biggest "difficulty" was a 6-foot icy step that was well off vertical. There was a ton of rime and we ended up crawling under a big gargoyle to make the slope above. Talking to others on the summit that day it sounds like there the Left Couloir was easier. I had a second tool, which was nice but not necessary. I also summited the weekend before last and the Berg was giant extending quite a distance in either direction and would have made for a long end-run to get to the Gates so we went up the Old Chute. There was much, much less rime but given conditions elsewhere I suspect the floor Gates would be a bit icier now.