We set off to North Face Standard Route, which we heard is a pure rock route.  A snowfall two days ago had changed the route so differently.  No, in fact we later on found out that we were off route, where the ice axe we brought just in case was found to be thank god gear.  Yuki described it to be the hardest mixed route she had ever done.  I practically soloed it in my lead rather unintentionally.
Masa Sakano
CC BY-SA 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alpiniste/3924127425/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/alpiniste/3924127425/</a>