Dave and I linked up Slot Corner and Land of the Lost today. The crux of the day was moving the tree that blocked the road in the morning. Turns out two parties had to spend the night up in the grotto parking lot. If you go up there this weekend you will have one way traffic around the tree. The ice was great. After Slot Corner the hike up to Land of the Lost was ok. The snow was hard, with little risk. No cause for concern now, but if more snow fills the gully, care should be taken.
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Valentine Day Massacre
A friend and I linked up Slot Corner and Land of the Lost on V-day. Get it before it snows again, we broke the trail in about 100 meters past the 2nd meadow after Grotto Falls. Hiking to the base involved some post-holing but nothing compared to the uphill swimming that took place between Slot Corner's 2nd pitch, and Land of the Lost's 1st pitch, in a few places it was nipple deep, its much nicer now so get after it. The "real" pitch on slot was some of the worst ice, protect-ably speaking, although one swing one sink the ice tool clear to the head so it wasn't strenuous, but in the sun it was rather slushy. Land of the Lost was superb climbing on both pitches and really enjoyable. Outstanding views from the top; definitely worth the slog. With a little rope management you can rap it all with a single 60m rope.