It seems only appropriate for my first Mini TR to be filled with 0 photos and info mostly redundant with recent good TRs. But I'm posting it anyway to hopefully inspire some variations of the normal routes without going into too much detail.
Originally was planning to go for just Heisshorn and El Punto, but unrepeated peaks beckon, and the linkup of the 6 ranked 13ers on the east ridge of Middle Fork was attractive. Not sure why I went N-S except it seemed better to finish on a walk-up.
Middle Fork - UN 13220: Despite warnings, I strayed a bit too high to the east in Porphyry towards the end and compounded the scree-infested unpleasantness by continuing directly up to the north end of 13220 instead of following the least-steep contour. Descending the same slopes would be a breeze, so that's a point for going S-N instead. I then went up and down the straightforward NW ridge of 13220 (class 3-4).
Wanting to descend the S face of 13220 instead of traversing around the peak to continue the ridge, I found it difficult to suss out the most likely route from above. While traversing beneath it, I was able to identify at least two chimney features that looked to be in the class 3 - 5.easy range. Point for S-N.
UN 13220 - UN 13350: I stayed on the ridge and hiked over Pt. 13215. There were no real difficulties (class 2+), and even the small tower to its west looks doable, if easily bypassed.
UN 13350 - El Punto: There were a bunch of options to contour low on grass, or just below a small cliff band, or to stay on the "ridge". None appeared hugely advantageous, so I took the high road (brief class 3). I followed the most obvious, direct route up El Punto (class 3-4) and found it to be fun and not at all loose relative to our experience in 2013. The summit access ledge is optional and it's simpler to just step or scoot across that exposed couple of feet on the crest.
El Punto - Heisshorn: I retraced my steps down El Punto, then contoured across the Middle/East Fork connector trail and slogged up Heisshorn (class 3), opting into brief 5.pointless on the way up which I bypassed on descent, while enduring what I'm now pretty sure was a hypoglycemic episode that persisted for the remainder.
Heisshorn - UN 13382: I descended the same SE gully--which meets the N ridge just below the upper steep section--as HikerGuy and Heather (thanks!). It consists of otherwise very nice scrambling (class 2-3) down along the left side on solid rock that is blanketed with a stunning crop of abysmal talus, thus I helped many rocks down the mountain. I had planned to approximate H&H's route over to 13382, but whereas it appears they went up its NE face, I ended up staying slightly (100') higher and rambled up mostly pleasant grassy tiers to meet the ridge near the saddle and follow it up to the summit (class 2-3), an endeavor I might have enjoyed were it not for what felt like an impending medical emergency.
One of the goals for this hike was to get a closer look at Heisshorn's S ridge, and the high traverse afforded this. By all appearances it must go easier than 5.6. Point for S-N.
UN 13382 - UN 13215: I have no recollection of this (default: class 2+).
UN 13215 - Middle Fork: I descended a scree-covered social trail NW to the saddle with Pt. 13092, then contoured N down gully and across the eastern slopes of that point to intercept the faint Coxcomb Trail near a stream possibly contaminated with toxic heavy metals, which I guzzled.
Apologies for not including selfies.
