My brother and I made it up no problem. This was my younger brother's first 14er. The drive to the trail head was clear. There was very little snow until the tree-line. Sometimes you'll be in some thigh-high post holes. Very minor. After the treeline you'll have patches of snow that'll you'll post-hole off and on. No need to crampons or snowshoes. If you don't have gaiters you'll be alright. My brother got a little nervous about 200 yards from summit. There was snow and loose rock at the top. An avid hiker will trek this no problem. There were about 7 people hiking that day. I saw 3 people summit but the rest of us turned around about 300-500 yards from summit.
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