This update could become quickly outdated depending on this weekend's snowfall. Lemmiwinks and I had nothing better to do on Saturday, so we ventured through the Keyhole to find a decent amount of stable snow on the Ledges (Image #1), not much snow in the Trough (Image #2), and a decent amount of snow on the second half of the Narrows (Images #3 and #4). The Narrows are obviously passable (see existing tracks), but we were wary of the snow stability at 10am, and not willing to risk instabilities due to sun exposure while we went for the summit. Bottom line: it's spicy, but possibly doable if you're up and down early or have cold and clouds to keep the snow firm on the Narrows. I would also compare against Bill's route description photos 14-16 for an idea of what that snow is sitting on.
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