Danishclimber, thanks for sharing and great pictures too! I too have done the loop, but knowing how tedious Mt. R's south face is I've determined to return to the Col and sand-surf down to UBSL.
I do have a grave question though:
Reading your comments on the thin snow patches making the route slippery may shed some light on the tragedy that happened this past weekend. Do you think the snow you encountered was shaded enough to persist enough into the next week?
