Tom_Sjolseth Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Trip: Cody, WY & Hyalite, MT - Various Date: 1/9/2011 Trip Report: No Country for Cold Men Had a good time in Cody & Hyalite recently. Temps were super cold when we arrived (down to -20). The ice was brittle on most of the climbs we did in Cody, but we still had a blast. Cody: Welcome Wagon (WI4) High on Boulder (WI4) Stringer (WI3+) Slow Turning (WI5) Hyalite: Elevator Shaft (WI3+) Thrill is Gone (WI4) Curtains (WI4) Scepter (WI5) Cleopatra's Needle (WI5) I can't remember what else we climbed. Here are the photos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubler Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Looks like you guys had a great time. Thanks for the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowLife Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Those are some great shots. Way to rock the hyalite cabin, love that place! Good work gettin' after it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 On a very random note, were you guys at the gas station in cle elum yesterday around 4pm? I was on my way home from climbing in leavenworth, and looking at the pic in your tr i could swear you guys were gassing up at the pump behind me. wish i would have known, would have liked to chat with you about your trip! Way to get after it, i still can't believe i have yet to climb there. Thanks for the stoke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Frieh Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice work guys. Slow turning is a very rare forming Cody classic. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 frozen water suuuuuuure is purty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ha! No country for cold men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Sjolseth Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Unfortunately we didn't know we were even on Slow Turning because we had left the book in the car, and only intended to climb Stringer. Upon looking at the upper pitches of Stringer, they looked boring, so we decided to climb the more exciting ST pitch #6 which we spied from the drainage. We didn't see any more obvious pitches above the one we climbed, so we set up a top rope and did laps. Upon returning to the car, we realized we were on a nice route and wished we had investigated further up and climbed the remaining 2 pitches (reportedly WI5, WI6). Oh well, next time (hopefully in March). Cody is an amazing place, and far exceeds the quality of routes that Hyalite has to offer. That said, we had a blast in both places and will be returning soon. Brad.. that was us. If you need any beta, feel free to PM me. I got a lot of good info from Mr Frieh.. much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveheikkila Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Nice photos! Thanks for the TR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Nice guy! An incredible set of photos, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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