The House of Hyalite

A Climbers' Guide to the Ice & Mixed Routes of Hyalite Canyon with bonus content

by Joe Josephson

The fully updated 2nd Edition will be hot off a cold truck from Canada just in time for the 27th Annual Bozeman Ice Fest December 6-10, 2023!

The 2nd Edition Features:

Nearly 100 new and previously unreported routes
118 new color photographs
Full index by name and grade
New essays and history sections
Bonus routes on The Sphinx, East Rosebud and Bridger Range

Click here to PRE-ORDER the book to get it as soon as possible once it arrives. Choose the “SHIP TO” option and I’ll mail it out the day they arrive. If you’ll be around during Ice Fest, choose the “PICK UP @ ICE FEST” option and come to the Emerson Ballroom, 5pm-8pm, December 6-9 and pick up the book directly from me at the “Blue Ice” table. No admission necessary.

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In 2020 I produced a FREE Google Earth KMZ file marking every known route and common approach in Hyalite. You can import this into any GPS enabled app of your choice. I use a paid version of GaiaGPS. This file does not auto update but I will be creating a new version later this winter. If you find anything is off in this file or you have an updated track, please let us know.

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For more on the history of ice and mixed climbing in Hyalite Canyon, download a copy of the Hyalite crag profile “The House of Hyalite” from Alpinist #36 (2011) by Joe Josephson.

All climbers are welcome in The House of Hyalite.

Background photo by David Wells

The House of Hyalite, 2nd edition