I counted 5 of us total on LB today - likely due to a Monday with an iffy forecast. The gully up from the lake is really, REALLY loose but dry. Hourglass had a ton of rushing water down the middle (as expected with recent rains) but left side was mostly dry. Was happy to be in approach shoes. The fixed ropes appear to be holding up well, apart from the one older one. I used them a bit on the ascent and a lot on the descent. There was heavy fog/mist that seemed to kinda hover throughout the day, it impeded visibility a bit but not to the point of hazard.
As you might guess, stretches of Como road and the lake area itself are extremely saturated and muddy. Day hiked so not sure what campsites look like specifically.
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