Thank you for the advice. We are taking the main trail, camping at Trail Camp. We're starting every early (3 am), so it will give us time to push if we feel good enough for a 1 day hike or if we need some rest and have it make it two days. We feel pretty prepared, we've done a lot of 10,000+ hiking.
The snow/ice was our main concern, as we did not want to pack gear we didn't need. But from the sound of it, hiking boots and some extra care around icy areas seems to be okay.
