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Nice Keenan, try downsizing your pics before you load them, goes much quicker. Is that To Cold to Fire in one of the last pics? If so did you go up stream from it? Real neat canyon up there.

Hey Bob! thanks

Hyalite is in good right now, but leaner than average overall. Some routes like Black Magic, may not make it in this time. Plenty else to occupy many days though. Here is my update on 8 days worth of climbing there. Hyalite 12/13

Brian seems to be doing just fine in SoCal. I see fbook shots from him on occasion.

Did an update on a few routes around New Years. Good conditions are here for sure. update.

Thanks for the chill pill. Thats what I was thinking it would be like.

Wow, rare Ian sighting! Hope your doing well.

Nice! Thanks for chiming in, and keep em coming! Difficult year for me with work and all but managed some fun times with great friends. Replicant Primrose Dihedrals, Moses The Fine Line, cool to see it on another list, AMAZING route Acid Baby The Hitchiker, So. Early Winter

Palisade closed up well. Has some mushrooms, and thin at the top. our left side of Killer was only wet for the first 20 feet.

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Try Vern n jr

Watch for avvy danger right now. There are a bunch of routes in A-tal. Some prolly are in, some not. Be careful exploring the back country right now!

Damn, that just awful. Glad youre healing.

Good job Beau!

Classic comments at the end.

Gotta go with monos. Once I got used to them, I wont wear anything else. I tend to use the next 2 points too, making a stable tripod.I tend towards technical/difficult climbs more, dont know if that is your focus or not.

If your line up something ahead online, Canmore is pretty affordable.

Trip: Canadian Rockies 12-12 - Date: 12/5/2012 Trip Report: Even though all venues are under an early season ennui, Canada remains a reliable place if you have to go ice climbing. We had hoped to go to the Hyalite Icefest, but the team agreed we had better chances at a lot of ice going to the colder regions. After all, it is still early season in the first week in December. Things are in good, yet still building there, and the big routes may still drip. Day 1, I have taken to visiting the closest crag first, in order to climb as soon as you can finish the drive. Haffner Creek is great for that. Tough short routes immediatly reward the long drive. Satisfy the whole clan, including Christina on her maiden ice trip! Huge thanks to http://www.promountainsports.com/ for having all the latest gadgets for this crazy fun sport. Day 2, warm up day on Moonlight and Snowline again with Lane, Christina. D3, following the great advice from Steve we head into the Ghost. Enjoyed Dead Bird , Yellow bird, and Good, Bad , Ugly rounded out a fun outing. Hope to see the rest of this cool valley someday. D4 and it is time to try something big with the master himself, Steve. He had his eye on a set of routes ending high on Mt. Wilson. Oh, Le Tabernac is a 2 pitch 5 that gains access to an even bigger cliff that offers much greater prizes. The most obvious hard route was Whoa Whoa Capitane . Steve had already done the crazy one on the far right: Les Miserables. He saw fit to do the 1st lead on OLTab. It ended up being so very wet for him, enduring a constant shower for half of the pitch. With guilt I led the dry second pitch, and we started the big wallow up to the upper bowl. What an amazing set of climbs are up there!!! The ultimate Ice Crag, offering a half dozen multi-pitch stunners. We were to be humbled by more water pouring down the early season ice. Next time. D5 Cold temps can be dealt with unless accompanied by high winds. That was the scenario that led us to the Grotto Canyon, enjoying its shelter and very fun routes. Enjoy the photos, and please be a part of the online content like you have read here, post your report soon.thanks. More here on my blog report.

A que on I-rock?!! Good times.

Try Integral Designs? Pro Mt Sports carries that brand.

That does it, I am calling Layton.

Great job on the report! Miss that place

Nice work there. Like you use of quotes.

He was so inspirational to my generation, got me stoked to raise my game for sure.

I am sure you mean mummy3? Yes, great mixed.