Did a day hike up on Sunday up to the summit of the Brothers' south peak. We left at 7:00 a.m. and were back at the car a little before 8:00 p.m. Navigation proved pretty clear in most areas, but we faced some confusion finding the trail from the climbers' camp, about 1/2 a mile above the burn and around the summit. I highly recommend making sure you have a GPS map downloaded for through and above climbers camp to help save time, we probably lost at least an hour in route finding errors.
It's still snow for 70% of the climb above the burn, and micro spikes or crampons are definitely still needed, especially as the snow was getting slushier on the steeper chutes. Also, note that the snow is getting THIN; my entire leg went through the snow in the middle of a 20-foot-wide area, and luckily, my body held me up. I looked back at where I had gone through, and the snow was only 5 inches thick, with a 10-foot drop onto rocks below. Be super careful and attentive to the snow your on as there are a lot of these snow bridges or overhangs that are really thin right now due to water running below, if you see any signs of holes stay away from that area.
The trail is clear and marked up to 0.1 miles from the climbers' camp, where there are several downed pine trees. It's not super clear, but stay along the river on the trees, and you will regain the trail in around 30 feet.
I brought a Nalgene of water and refilled it along the trail, and right after I entered the snow fields, that seemed to be the perfect amount.
Overall, it's a great and fairly long hike for a single day, but truly beautiful the whole way. I would definitely camp next time due to how amazing and beautiful the campsites are along the streams!
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