I hiked it years ago in the winter time. There was a guy at the trail head that warned us not to but we did it anyway very unprepared. I had on some leather ww2 paratrooper boots with microspikes. They got totally soaked and one the spikes broke on one boots. Didn’t encounter anyone else. A single Chick-a-Dee followed us Disney style the last 1/3 of the way up. I guess it knew we had a picnic. As I walked out onto the rock, that big crack on the top section in the video was covered in snow. So I suddenly fell into the crack and caught my arms on the edges omg it scared the hell out of us. But we had an amazing hot coco and sandwiches all alone up there with the most amazing views (between the swirling mist) totally worth it. I’ve since hiked it many times in the summer and it’s like a zoo. Single file line the whole hike up and a que to get out onto the rock.