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[TR] Hyalite - Coming Out of Retirement 12/2/2011


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Trip: Hyalite - Coming Out of Retirement

 

Date: 12/2/2011

 

Trip Report:

Dave, Craig and I made a quick jaunt out to Hyalite this past weekend. Dave and I are both coming off a two year hiatus from ice climbing, so we all agreed to have a weekend of moderate ice climbing and beer drinking. It was a success - it felt good to get back on ice and return to Hyalite.

 

Quick conditions report: Most of the moderate climbs near the TH are in. Thrill is gone looked real good. The harder climbs up on black magic are non-existent, while other climbs such as zack attacks and upper mummy look fat. We heard numerous horror stories of people getting stuck on the east fork road - so travel at your own risk. Now to the climbing...

 

After arriving friday evening, Craig got on G1 and got after it

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Early saturday morning we got the juices flowing on lower green sleeves...Craig got the train running first

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Dave next..

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We ran up to aptly named hangover.

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Saturday was bluebird (in the morning at least)

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Then we ran over to upper green sleeves...down low

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a little steeper up high

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then capped off the day at the amphitheater

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Our final morning Craig wanted to hope on elevator shaft

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it was fat (sorry for the camera tilt)

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then we finished the trip with a solo train on the fat one..which was very snow covered

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Approach Notes:

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a great weekend in hyalite! Next time you head this way give Silken Slot a go. I did it yesterday and had a blast, the 2nd pitch is nothing special but the first mixed pitch is good fun and the 3rd is a stellar flow in a narrow slot for 100 or so feet with a good pillar right at the top. Best ice pitch I've done!

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