6/13/15 - Our party of 4 started a little late (4:30am) and two in our group dropped out due to AMS at trail camp. Conditions were perfect up to that point.
Me and the other guy in the party was able to get up to trail crest via switchbacks without any crampons/microspikes. Just the cables and the last portion of the switchbacks were sketchy but as long as you take your time you can get through it just fine. At around 2:30pm, the hail/thunderstorm rolled in and we were forced to turn back a little passed trail crest. From what I saw, it looked like you could get up to summit without crampons/microspikes if you take your time and are careful.
