Standard Northeast Ridge route for Castle and Conundrum combo. Still a small snowfield to cross in the beginning to get to the trail. Trail is clear all the way for both peaks. Came down the gully (standard exit route) on the Castle/Conundrum ridge on the way back from Conundrum to avoid having to go back over Castle. Scrambled through the scree/talus and stayed left in the gully until I hit snow. Brought a helmet, axe, poles, and micro spikes and used them all. You could probably do the gully without them, but I would hate to slip and take a fall, even when the snow softened mid morning there was no stopping without some type of tool when I slipped. The Conundrum Couloir is run out into a talus scree field at the bottom and would be a difficult climb at this point. Drove a stock Toyota 4Runner Pro with no lift all the way to the end of the road and camped at 12, 800 prior to the climb. The road is absolutely doable if you pick a good line, but definitely not for the faint of heart.
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