Cleo's and Twin

Submitted by Ramos on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 20:04

I went to Cleo's with my friend Katrina Hilpert.  For such a sunny day, Twin was astonishingly cold.  We bundled up as fast as possible, but our hands froze before we knew it.  The deep freeze stayed with us the entire way up Twin.  Once at the top, screaming barfies were inevitable.  We then headed up Cleo's just after the shade rounded the pillar.  Any earlier and it would have been blazing saddles hot and pouring water.  The pouring water slowed down, but the ice was still a little wet.  This made for great one swing sticks.  The upper section of Cleo's was the best I have ever seen, supper solid and friendly.  Enjoy ;)

Repeated your adventures today, in reverse order - not much has changed. 2 degrees in the parking lot this morning, then stripping as much as possible on Cleo's, then bundled up on Twin after the sun shifted. Great climb, beautiful day, remember to wear your rain coat.

Very wet on Cleo's and lots of aerated ice to beat through before getting good protection. Twin has some soft sticky ice and then some of the hardest I've seen in Hyalite. Be prepared to bounce. Had a bit of a sour experience with other climbers for the first time today, but I'll leave that in the appropriate section. For now, there's a well packed trail and a beautiful climb with lots of variety.  We're serious about the sun/heat - had to reset our belay screws due to melting. Keep an eye on them and check them often. Cover with snow.

 

Just wondering if anyone has been on Cleo recently and it's condition.  I was hoping on giving it a try this weekend and I know the longer days and more sun must be a little hard on it.  Any info would be great appreciated.

Dave

Hyalite Canyon Ice Conditions