Hyalite Archives

Chanda-leary yet quite nice [img]http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c371/snowgage/ao.jpg[/img]

The three of us agreed today... high fidelity (emerald zone) goes unrecommended at this time. Awesome view at the top... but way more snow climbing than ice, and tons of climbing and rapping through shrubbery. Across the canyon, Slight of Hand looks in, as does the climb above it (although it may be thin). (burro noises)

Peter T. and I went to flanders today. Peter climbed Champagne Sherbet in decent conditions. The slot to the left is in but thin. The road is fine but a bit narrow. The big sleep is in two pieces and the killer pillers is not quite touching down yet. Lots of other stuff in flanders is forming up nicley. The slog in won't be bad now that there are tracks. Toodles, Bryan Schmitz

:D I find this time of the year is always the most exciting for Ice climbing. Each day there is new ice forming with so many variables entering into the equation that you never truly know what is happening with conditions until you take that long walk, this is when the mountains are alive with change. I can never say exactly when the season will start but I always seem to find myself walking the various canyons, searching the places I know hold the best chances for ice to form and hoping the season will be plentiful.

Trevor and I went up to the amphitheater today climbed both thin chance and fat chance. Went up to feeding the cat that was in as well. On the way up to feeding the cat we looked at mummy 2 and scepter. Mummy 2 was in scepter wasn't touching down. The matrix looked like it is going to be ready in couple of day of cold weather. Hangover and G2 looked in and the fat one was touching down but the top looked thin. Dribbles was in on Tuesday as was avalanche gulch. The road was in good condition but a little slick. Toodles, Bryan Schmitz

Me and a buddy hiked up to Twin Falls area this last Sunday, Nov 13. Both right and left twin falls were a little to thin for secure pro, but we think that if this week was a good builder, it will be ok this weekend. Cleo looked pretty thin as well. Here's the ice photos. Mark Harro [img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/TwinFallsLeft01.jpg[/img] [img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/TwinFallsRight01.jpg[/img] [img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/TwinFallsRight02.jpg[/img] [img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/Cleo01.jpg[/img]

Thompson and Ramos went up to look at the Come and Get It wall. Things are forming but still not solid yet, for example, The Good looking one was thin and very wet, it almost looked unattached up top; and the Fat one is dripping wet and looking early season. The only climb that was not wet was Magically Delicious this looked in but the last ice section before the top out looked thin and delicate. )

Hiked up the main fork of hyalite today (friday) and it seems a little colder weather may be inorder. Non of the climbs on the east side we checked out were in. This included the ampitheater climbs, mummy cooler 1 and genesis. Driving up the road was icy but passable, however, on the way out most of the road had turned to slush. To say the least, it felt unseasonably warm.

Went for a long walk up to Twin on Saturday. Would have S#%! myself if I could have been able to use the gear I brought with to be perfectly honest. More a trip to see the general conditions. RFM, Rocket Boy, Dribbles, Mummy 4, Zack Attack, Cleo's, climbs below Winter Dance and Winter Dance itself, all starting to form something - although nothing looked climbable. I have only been climbing Hyalite for five seasons now, but it seems this season has the potential for a far greater year than anything I have seen in the past.

Below are some photos of GI taken Sunday at 3pm. Lots of running water. Curtains of ice completely detached except at very top. Open windows of running water at top and bottom of left hand pillar. Any pick swings or screw placements would punch through. Be careful...any climbing activity could bring the house down. An update on the Barrel Ice Festival to follow shortly. [img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/GI-2.JPG[/img]

[img]http://montanaice.com/forums/user_images/GI-1.JPG[/img] Chris @ Barrel