I think I've already asked a question about the MR, but I now I have a follow up question. A friend and I have done a day hike for Shasta on AG and some fun class 3 scrambling in Yosemite. Now we both really want to do Whitney via the MR this June. The snow stuff doesn't really bother me too much, but my main concern is ice on the final 400. I've never done scrambling in icy conditions, and while we'll have our crampons on, I don't know how treacherous the final 400 can get during June. Neither of us plan on carrying any protection besides a helmet. We plan on descending via the main trial. Does anyone have some insight into this?
Edit: I saw this video (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrxcL4neDkc&t=1040s) and it honestly doesn't look that bad. We do plan on doing this route in a day and getting an alpine start (maybe 2amish) at Whitney Portal. My only other worry then becomes doing the Eledges at night, but from what I can see it just looks exposed and not technically demanding. I'm not sure if this is a good idea though. We will have headlamps, of course. Although, if anyone knows of an ideal time to leave for a dayhike to avoid doing the ledges in the dark, that would be greatly appreciated.
