I'm pretty lucky, I got to go twice. Last summer, and two years before that. I ended up walking a few trails I'd been on before the second time, which was a strange sensation because I was going the opposite direction.
The trail down from the Tooth is an absolute bitch.. It goes on for miles longer than it needs to, and teases you the entire time with views of base camp.
This was in view almost the ENTIRE HIKE except when you went around the side of the mountain again, following the switchbacks. And it NEVER GOT CLOSER, for FOUR HOURS.
Okay, I'll stop uploading pics now, I know the lounge isn't a place to put this kind of stuff.
photo taken from Tooth of Time Trail, about 90% of the way up the side of the mountain. Don't let the perspective fool you, it's incredibly far away and steeper than it looks in between.