Ah, success. No Yucca spines.

Ice formations provided opportunities for interesting pics. This by Malia.

And this, photo by Hank, photoshopinization by Tom

more ice stuff by Malia

Malia and Hank spent a few minutes grooving on the cool ice formations and taking pictures while the rest of us headed down towards the first rappel in Spry. There was a bit of an ice flow to cross to get to the first anchor - didn't look too bad - and an arctic wind blowing up the canyon. After a few minutes hanging out waiting, we were chilled. Hmmmm, maybe a bit too cold to plunge into the darkness of Spry Canyon today.