If you watch
Steve C.'s videos of the Ebersbacher Ledges a few times, you won't have any problems at all, even in the dark. I found it to be one of the easier parts of the MR!
As for the conditions on the Final 400 (above The Notch), there's just no telling what the winter will bring. By the time you have to put in for the lottery, you'll have a better idea of what the 2021 snowpack will be like.
