Just completed an ascent of the E ridge of mt Andromeda. At 4am, the temperature at the parking area (~2000m elevation) was +9 Celsius. Despite this, we found very good travel conditions on the AA glacier to the AA col with a thin but supportive freeze. The bergschrund was passable, but the bridges are thin and rapidly melting out. Bringing a few mid sized cams and nuts is advisable to help in building a solid belay above it. Travel up the E ridge was possible entirely on snow, but some sections are very thin and melting out. We were coming down the E ridge around 9:30 am and were happy to not be much later, as the snow was already quite soft from solar input and warming. Main concerns today were loose wet avalanches and rockfall, although we didn't observe either.

Overall, very good alpine climbing conditions with supportive and fast snow travel, despite the warm overnight temperatures!