Trip Report
California to Montana: Warm rock to brittle ice...
Saturday January 20, 2018 6:04pm
Another blog post wrapping up my trip in CA and covering the last few weeks of climbing in Hyalite, MT. Take a peek- mostly pictures!

https://www.akiojoy.com/blank-2/2018/01/19/Back-to-Winter

Hope you enjoy!

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Aki J
About the Author
Aki J is a climber from Placerville, CA living in Bozeman, MT.

Comments
Steve Grossman

Trad climber
Seattle, WA
  Jan 20, 2018 - 07:06pm PT
Thanks for sharing your diverse fun with us!
Damn nice phone photos but do get a camera man.
Charlie D.

Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
  Jan 20, 2018 - 07:34pm PT
Thanks for sharing!!! Beautiful photos, I’ll be in Bozeman 3/2 - 310 for some skiing. Hope to see you there.

Charlie D.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
  Jan 20, 2018 - 10:34pm PT
hey there say, aki... wow!! thank you for sharing this with us...


happy climbs, to you, :)
thebravecowboy

climber
The Good Places
  Jan 20, 2018 - 10:43pm PT
just the tip, just for a second.
i-b-goB

Big Wall climber
Nutty
  Jan 20, 2018 - 10:57pm PT
Very fine!
WyoRockMan

climber
Grizzlyville, WY
  Jan 21, 2018 - 07:42am PT
Dank!
Sierra Ledge Rat

Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
  Jan 21, 2018 - 08:02am PT
Dang, your photo above is stunning
Matt's

climber
  Jan 21, 2018 - 09:39pm PT
nice trip report.

One note-- it looks like you left your gear on the salathe wall, left to tahoe to go climbing, then returned to pick up your gear and toprope the boulder problem.

It would be nice to not stash gear on the freerider (or any popular yosemite climb, really), and especially not over an extended period of time. It's not considerate of other climbers, and it's not sustainable over the long run.

best,
matt
Nick Danger

Ice climber
Arvada, CO
  Jan 22, 2018 - 07:46am PT
Living the life, dude, yer living the life to its fullest.
Nice! Especially those photos of ice in Hyalite Canyon. I have always wanted to go there.
cheers
kunlun_shan

Mountain climber
SF, CA
  Jan 23, 2018 - 11:23pm PT
Beautiful photos, and an enjoyable read, Aki!

Living the life, indeed. TFPU!

Was fun to meet you at the MWP :-)
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Jan 24, 2018 - 03:10am PT
Nice ice!
Aki J

Trad climber
Placerville, CA
Author's Reply  Jan 26, 2018 - 09:48am PT
Matt, you are correct- our gear was up there for way too long. Although its no excuse, plans fell through multiple times (not mentioned in blog) to climb the route. I left it up there with high hopes. Even though it was out of the way, it was still an eyesore and an overall poor decision. I should have cleaned it up way earlier... Thanks for the callout.

Thanks to everyone else for the positive comments and those of you who just read through!

 Aki
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