Mostly snow free. The first gully of normally class 2 rock tower bypass section just below the summit was still snow covered, with the bottom 1/4 of the snow field being solid ice. The melting snow is also making the dirt below it into mud and I calved off a freightingly large chuck on the ascent. This section is sketchy with an axe, do not attempt without. Everyone after us choose to bypass over the class 3/4 rock tower instead, as did we on the descent. There is one very airy move on the rock tower. Please take this into consideration. This is currently NOT a class 2 route until the snow melts.
Photo attached is looking back at this area.
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