Hyalite Ice: Twin Falls

Devin, Anika(?), Sam, Manfred I got a McAlpine start on Cleos the other day which, with this heat, was a mistake. We arrived at Cleos about 11:30am and watched large chunks of it melting and falling down. Most of the calving ice was landing on the belay for P2 so changing into Twin Falls mode was an easy decision. The two parties that were on Twin right quickly departed after we got there so we got the ice to ourselves for the rest of the day. The four of us (Manfred just spectated) climbed every line available on Twin right. Twin left was mostly covered in snow and didnt look near as appealing as Twin right. As Anika stated "Well, we raped that chunk of ice!" It was fun, and sad, to listen to Cleos fall down all day. The debris pile at the base was significantly larger on our way out than on the hike in. The trail down was in the best glissading shape I have ever seen and the four of us instantly became giggly little kids sliding on our butts for a few hundred feet. We seriously contemplated hiking back up to Cleos so we could slide down again but in true MUU style we retreated to the cooler, I mean truck.

Manfred was quick to borrow everyone's extra layers.

Sam's first lead of Twin right.

Devin blazing a path far climers left of Twin right. 

Definitely the place to be when its 60* and sunny everywhere else.