Cleo's and Slot Corner

Submitted by thejman on Sun, 02/13/2005 - 12:59

Headed up to Cleo's in the morning with Chris Awe. Cleo's was in great shape!! Although rather sunbaked, it made for fine sticks and glorious climbing. Afterward we ventured accross the valley and climbed slot corner. The first pitch nearly detached but the "slot corner" was aweasome. It too had suffered from the intense sunlight but made for wicked sticks. Curtains and Land of the Lost also looked great! Anywho, Saturday was a great day in the Canyon and I imagine today is shaping up to be another great one. cheers, Josh Gage

I'd been intimidated by Cleo's for years but with the super sticky ice found it not bad at all on Sunday (4+/maybe 5-?). It was great to finally climb this spectacular route. It should be mentioned however, that the gnarliest part of the climb was the trail! Some really nasty icy sections. Hopefully this new snow will help. Finished the day with some fun ice-bouldering on three icicles on a little cliff band about halfway down the slope from the base of Cleo's... Cleopatra's Pins?

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