We had plenty of snow for climbing the route, though it had not yet consolidated. We had a few stretches of ice, which made for some fun moves, with the rest being knee deep powder and some consolidated snow and snice.
Pitchers:
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270188.jpg)
Johnny
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270192.jpg)
Time to start swimming
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270194.jpg)
Lightning
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270198.jpg)
Consolidated
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270199.jpg)
Spindrift pouring down all day
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270203.jpg)
Spindrift engulfs Johnny
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270205.jpg)
Powder made for some silliness
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270209.jpg)
Climbing up the start of Safety Dance
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270217.jpg)
O HAI
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270222.jpg)
Upper part of route
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270223.jpg)
Johnny and the route
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270231.jpg)
End
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270238.jpg)
The route
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270239.jpg)
Going down
![Image](https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i6/albums/y222/TacoDelRio/20101227%20Lightning%20Couloir/PC270240.jpg)
How did that get there?
Now for ACH to open...