I summited 7/3. Conditions on the trail are great other than water on some of the switchbacks and at points between Whitney Portal and Trail Camp. The snow field in the above pic (right before the final turn to head up to the summit hut) is the last remaining "trouble" spot. I saw a couple people without poles struggling here a bit with traction but even that didn't look particularly dangerous. I didn't see anyone with microspikes and certainly didn't feel they were at all necessary though of course would have helped with traction.

As others have reported, cables are easily passable at this time. The snow field before trail crest had nearly completely melted as of 7/3 and I'm sure is completely gone as of today.

Weather was absolutely perfect this past weekend. Lows at night at trail camp were probably mid-40s. It must have been at least 50 and not a cloud in the sky at the summit (I summited in a tshirt, never even put on my fleece).

Enjoy the conditions everyone, doesn't get much better than this!

Last edited by sierra25; 07/06/16 01:34 PM.