alpinebumm Posted December 12, 2010 Posted December 12, 2010 Trip: Hyalite Canyon - Date: 12/5/2010 Trip Report: Me, Pacman and his Wife took a trip out to Bozeman last week, we were going to check out some other area's besides Bozeman but the ice was everywhere. We started out on the unamed wall. All of the ice in the canyon is in FAT! Perfect conditions and bluebird skys for some of the trip. The first day we warmed up on the Fat one and then did the Elevator Shaft and the Thrill is Gone. Day two we climbed Upper Green Sleeves, the right variation of Upper Green Sleeves and the Hangover. Green sleeves had some rolling hills of WI thrown in to make the climb a little bit longer which was nice. Hangover also had a little chunck of vertical ice up above the normal section which was doable with a 60. Day three was kindof a rest day with some climbin on G1 and a cool dry-tool route on the right of G1 which was probably a M6/7. Day four was great, we all got to snag a good lead which made it an awesome day for all of us. The Sceptor was our first climb, it was in really good conditions. The Matrix is in rediculously awesome shape protectable with screws even on the bottom section Pacman was in for a sick lead with a bunch of spindrift. Then His wife put up Crypt Orchid which is a cool alpine-like line. Day five we hit the jackpot and got on a real classic, in my oppinion. The Dribbles DON'T overlook this one, a real bang for your buck. Plus on the decent you can rap Avalanch gully so you even get to squeeze in some good recon. Avi gulch looked like it was in really good conditions, the crux pillar was touching go get her while it's protectable without rock pro. Cleos was in pretty nice, at least it looked like it from the other side of the valley. Quote
jpark42 Posted December 12, 2010 Posted December 12, 2010 Wow and I thought elevator shaft was in fat when we did it around Thanksgiving. Quote
Alex Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 yeah HOLY COW did Scepter and Matrix ever fatten up since Thanksgiving! Quote
genepires Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 very nice. a stellar season for hyalite. Lots of WA traffic there. Quote
Moonlight Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 Great summary - it was such an amazing trip and spectacular way to start the season! Can't wait to keep exploring new areas - thanks for the introduction to Hyalite!(the wife Quote
Alex Posted December 13, 2010 Posted December 13, 2010 I lead that pacman when we were there, I almost fell ..... asleep Quote
alpinebumm Posted December 14, 2010 Author Posted December 14, 2010 mod·es·ty Function: noun Meaning: [noncount] : the quality of being modest: such as a : the quality of not being too proud or confident about yourself or your abilities Read more, talk less perhaps..... Quote
genepires Posted December 14, 2010 Posted December 14, 2010 Alex is talking about crypt orchid, in case anyone is interested. Quote
el jefe Posted December 15, 2010 Posted December 15, 2010 no one is interested in what Alex is talking about. Quote
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