This 55m Tall "Slim Line" comes in some years.......and others not.

We were up in Cody the weekend of December 18th, but there was a party on the climb, and another almost at the base, and with a late start of 11:30am cause of the single digit temperatures.......looking at hiking out in the dark to wait for the other climbers to be finished we chose to walk over to Bozo's Revenge instead.



Bozo's a nice chunk of ice for the first ice of the season.



3 weeks later we were back in the valley again, much warmer temps, in the mid 30-40 every day, strong winds which are the norm. We had 2 days of climbing before setting our sites back on Sendaro'

Windy again starting out at the car. We are looking at about 1.5 hrs approach, up hill most of the way.

In the South Fork Valley it feels like your always being watched.

Thru valley over rise, thru the timber we get to the base of the fun.
Not technically hard but continual steep in places, and just thin enough you want to be delicate.

Tying in.......

Starting up.......

Time for a second screw

Higher

Looking at the last steep section and shaking out before pulling over to easier ground and to the anchors.

Over the top and gunning for the anchors.


Hiking out as the next party starts up...

If you look around there is much more to see in The South Fork than just ice..

And if you look real close....you start looking all around to see if something is watching you...

Dinner that didn't get away,


And hiking by a herd almost back at the car.

A great day in the valley although the route boast upper pitches we didn't do any as we've heard they are not worth it.

The first pitch was spectacular, reminding me of the ultra classic Smear of Fear, and a bit like the second pitch of Ames Ice Hose..

We left the car about 9:30 and returned at 2:30 or so I think. Snowing/raining back at the car, glad we got the earlier start as a 3 some came up the the base as we were finishing.