Climb from the pull-out on the side of Highway 20 to the bench where people camp was easy to follow. There are plenty of switchbacks for an unmaintained climbing trail.
The route becomes far wilder from the camping area to Burgundy Col, and navigation is required in multiple places. I ended up descending the north side of the Col, which I would not recommend. On the way back, I climbed back using the south side, which was far easier.
Silver Star Glacier was in decent shape despite a few crevasses opening up at about the halfway mark. Scrambling up the summit block was around a 3 or a little higher, depending on the route one chooses to take.
Roundtrip with a light pack took me around 8 hours 45 minutes, including a 30-45 minute stay at the summit. Had the entire mountain and route to myself for 90% of the day.
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