I tried to day hike the mountaineers route on July 5th but was unsuccessful due to the rain. We had to turn back a few hundred meters before iceberg lake.
I avoided the water crossing on my way towards the summit and took the route on the north side of the creek. This trail is not well maintained and I had to bushwhack a little. Further up crossing the elephants ear was the scariest thing I have ever done in my life. Ebersbacher ledges are nothing compared to the elephants ear.At some places the ledge is only 2-3 inches wide. On the way back I crossed the creek and was much happier despite the soggy boots. I highly recommend crossing the creek despite the slightly higher water level in the creek. This trail is easier, faster and you also avoid bushwhacking.
The snow bridge below the upper boyscout lake(UBSL) looked unstable(chunks of snow were breaking off the edges) so avoided that on the way to the summit. Again had to bushwhack a bit going up to UBSL. On the way back there were two groups of people who had crossed the snow bridge so we decided to take the snow bridge and it was stable.
To summarize I wasted plenty of time (1) not crossing the creek and (2) avoiding the snow bridge when hiking towards the summit.
