Climbing Conditioner - Mount Rose

The unpaved mile to the trailhead was in excellent condition. A few usual potholes close to the parking lot entrance. The trail below Horse Camp recently got some maintenance, so it was in great shape. Icy packed snow began two or three hundred feet above Horse Camp (left side) and micro-spikes were needed. The beaten snow track was mostly easy to follow, but post-holing gradually became serious business in several feet of snow. We had decided to not bring snowshoes, so it was challenging for the final two to three hundred feet, occasionally sinking knee deep. The track we used on the upper slope was somewhat off the main path usually taken in winter, and was a bit more "interesting"!