Answer to some questions, please. I am going up Aug 2. First question; will the snow melt off this route any quicker than the main trail? I plan a car-to-car day hike, so is this route as easy to stay on as is the main trail in the dark;I would like to start hike at 2am. Is this wise to start in the dark or ill advised? I have been to summit 4 times on main trail and would like to summit via MR route and either down climb MR, or come down on main trail. Thank you all for your replies!
