Always a pleasure to get out with Don Mellor in his nature habitat. Despite yesterday’s rain, today’s drop in temps made conditions were quite good in Chapel Pond Canyon. Gonna swing and kick for as long as we can!

1: Lions on the Beach (WI4-) (good, but won’t last) and a peek at Rule of the Bone (WI3+) (boney) 2: Hot Shot (WI4) (great) 3: Whales in the Jungle (WI3) (thicker than I’ve ever seen) 4: Ice Slot (WI4) (spicy) 5: Far side of Chapel Pond 6: Walking across the pond (okay today, might not be tomorrow) 7: Upper Washbowl (the rock is calling!)

Climber ascends an ice-covered rock face using gear in a snowy, forested mountain setting under a clear sky. A climber ascends a steep ice-covered cliff using ice axes while secured by a pink rope in a forested mountainous area under a clear blue sky. Frozen waterfall cascades down a rocky cliff surrounded by trees in a snowy forest landscape. Climber ascends icy slope using crampons in a forested area with rocky cliffs and leafless branches visible against a clear blue sky. Sun casts light over a snowy foreground and frozen lake surrounded by a dark, forested hill under a clear blue sky. Frozen river stretches through a valley flanked by snow-covered evergreen trees against a clear blue sky in a mountainous landscape. Sunlit mountain stands still while shadows cover a forested valley below under a clear blue sky.