Thank you so much for everyones advice! I feel confident doing it on my own but in summer conditions. I had no idea there was that much snow this late in the year. After looking at the earlier posts it really got me thinking about how much harder this will be. I am going to postpone this hike for maybe August or September. I would need to buy a gps device and I don't have any self arrest practice either. Overall the conditions for this hike seem above me experience right now. But I appreciate everyone on the message board! So happy so many people share all this helpful information