In reply to glaramara:
> I've never fancied these steep featureless icey walls for many reasons, one being their seriousness
If the truth be told - which obviously it never should be, or only when surrounded by a bodyguard of lies - they aren't that serious, if there is an easy way off, and you can get across the bergschrund. The connecting ridge is much more problematic, but Jon's comment reassures me.
Post edited at 23:26