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Beautiful to see MSH in a fresh coat of white snow! Did you need any traction (microspikes or crampons) or an ice axe?
We used microspikes and trekking poles. We saw several folks who made it to the rim with just trail runners, but they were definitely sliding. No need for crampons or ice axes as of Monday. The snow was pretty easy to navigate—not deep enough to posthole, but a little slushy as it warmed.
The boulders were glazed in ice on the way up from about 6500 feet. That had all melted in the sun by the time we went down, but they were pretty slick in the morning.