I went up this past Saturday, July 22 wrote a quick trailninjas.com blog post about it.
microspikes are NOT needed, but would come in handy. Definitely carry poles. the snow is melting fast. in the same day, the same snow patches were different from the morning compared to the afternoon. we encountered snow between 1/2 mile before Trail Camp all the way up to Trail Crest. crossing the patches can be a lil dicey. there is also a patch of snow near the summit, most people just scramble up the rocks around the patch.
water crossings were up to the knees. my feet were wet from mile 1 all the way up to Trail Crest. so bring extra socks.
