I'm a little embarrassed to say how much time we spent driving from Seattle to Bozeman and how little climbing we did relative to that drive time. Just another page from the book of PNW ice climber...
However, having completed the mental crux of the trip on the drive, the climbing seemed relaxing. We didn't climb anything that noteworthy but went through a good circuit of classics at the Unnamed Wall and earned our G1 merit badge but bailed when the crowds (20+ people) arrived.
It was nice to go to Hyalite with someone who hasn't been there much so I could finally do the classics that my other partners had done climbed too often to be bothered with.
The trip was far too short but weather dictated an abbreviated stay. Avalanche conditions made many climbs a little too exciting for my taste so at the very lease we got the rust off and are ready for the real deal later in the year.
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| The Fat One (not Jason). |
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Me climbing an uber-fat Thrill Is Gone. The rack made for good training
weight as the ice covered all the rock protection. |
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| The Good Looking One (The Climb) |
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| Testing the Waters... |
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| You would have to throw yourself off the wall to fall of these hooks... |
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| Mitosis Begins... |
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